In Walmart’s defense, it was specifically selling the promotion of the University of Maryland’s mascot, not the school itself … where one could presumably learn the basics of U.S. geography. Until this past Monday (April 4), the retail giant had confusingly sold a Russell Athletic...
Palm Sunday: a holy day for Christians to commemorate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem … or … a chance to watch an Easter Bunny exchange haymakers with people at a shopping mall. Perhaps it’s both. It was definitely the latter for anyone who happened to...
Some say there is no wrong way to do charity. This week, Walmart proved those people wrong. U.S. Marine vet John Harkness has, for the last 14 years, trekked to his local Walmart in his dress uniform to raise donations for Toys for Tots, a...
April 08, 2016
If enough consumers view an advertisement as morally offensive, the company behind it — whether or not it agrees — is best off trying to set things right. That’s precisely what Gap Inc. has done, apologizing for (and replacing) an ad on Twitter that many users on the social media platform found to be racist. As WWD […]
April 06, 2016
In Walmart’s defense, it was specifically selling the promotion of the University of Maryland’s mascot, not the school itself … where one could presumably learn the basics of U.S. geography....
March 22, 2016
Palm Sunday: a holy day for Christians to commemorate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem … or … a chance to watch an Easter Bunny exchange haymakers with people at a...
December 03, 2015
Some say there is no wrong way to do charity. This week, Walmart proved those people wrong. U.S. Marine vet John Harkness has, for the last 14 years, trekked to...