Despite claims by the anti-Trump boycott group #GrabYourWallet, Bed Bath & Beyond denied that it will not stock Ivanka Trump-branded products in its stores.
The co-founder of the Trump boycott movement, Shannon Coulter, tweeted on Friday that Bed Bath & Beyond would no longer stock Trump-branded merchandise. Coulter tweeted the response she received from Bed Bath & Beyond customer service, considering it a victory for the #GrabYourWallet movement.
Bed Bath & Beyond has since clarified its statement on the matter and apologized for the “inaccurate” information provided to Coulter by one of its employees. “We want to apologize for recent confusion caused by one of our customer service representatives,” said Bed Bath & Beyond in a recent Facebook post. “Our customer service representative inadvertently provided information to a customer that was not accurate. We are not making our merchandising decisions based on anyone’s political beliefs. We have Ivanka Trump products in some stores and carry them where consumer demand and business performance justifies it. Bed Bath & Beyond strives to provide our customers with a wide variety of high quality product choices across our businesses that fit their varying preferences.”
The Bed Bath & Beyond website does not display Ivanka Trump products at this time, but they are available in certain stores according to the company’s statement. This has resulted in #GrabYourWallet continuing to include the company on their boycott list.
Coulter has since tweeted about the company’s statement, claiming that Bed Bath & Beyond not listing Ivanka Trump merchandise on their website but carrying it in store may be part of a trend:
She later tweeted that shoppers on the left and right were “alienated” by Bed Bath & Beyond’s comments:
Coulter further stated that the company had “screwed the pooch” by commenting on the situation and that many would not return to the store:
The company has however received a huge show of support from Trump fans across social media:
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