Ivanka Trump Clothes News Today: More Retailers Pressured Amid Growing Support for Boycott Campaign
More retailers are being pressured to follow suit after Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus dropped Ivanka Trump's clothing line this past week reportedly due to low sales but may have been spurred by growing support for a boycott campaign called "Grab Your Wallet," started by an activist group rallying against President Donald Trump.
Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Dillard's, Zappos and Amazon are some of the top companies that the campaign urges consumers to boycott. All these stores are said to be currently carrying stocks of Ivanka Trump's line — from clothing, shoes, handbags, jewelry and accessories.
Meanwhile, according to The New York Times, T.J. Maxx and Marshall employees were recently told to remove signs for Ivanka Trump products to limit the brand's visibility. They were also instructed to mix the remaining stock with other general merchandise items.
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It seems with each passing day, support for the movement continues to grow. According to Time, Shannon Coulter, co-founder of the campaign, estimates that the #GrabYourWallet hashtag has been tweeted more than 250,000 times and that their website sees about 350,000 visitors daily.
The movement was started in October 2016 when many consumers found that they could no longer support the Trump family. Ivanka also received flak as she was seen promoting some of the products that she had worn during appearances on the campaign trail. According to Slate, the vice president of Ivanka's company even urged journalists to promote sales of a bracelet that she had worn in an interview with "60 Minutes."
This issue was further complicated when top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway seemingly violated federal ethics rules by promoting Ivanka's fashion line during a television interview with "Fox & Friends."
"Go buy Ivanka's stuff, is what I'd say ... It's a wonderful line. I own some of it. I'm going to just, I'm going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today everybody. You can find it online," Conway said.
According to ABC, congressmen and legal experts are calling for Conway to receive appropriate disciplinary action as employees in the executive branch are prohibited from endorsing products.
