Partai Demokrat lan Républik Loro-lorone Ndhukung Dhukungan saka Retailers
Senadyan gambar apolitis prasaja, nanging dadi luwih jelas yen loro partai Demokratik lan Partai Republik padha entuk dhukungan kuat saka sawetara perusahaan retailing AS paling gedhé ing wangun loro sumber daya finansial lan promosi kampanye.
Sawetara bisnis Amérika, Nanging, koyone nate minangka bagian saka identitas merek saka afiliasi politik. Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, lan saklawasé saben perusahaan minyak lan maskapai basis AS yaiku GOP stalwarts. Organisasi-organisasi kasebut "bisnis gedhe lan bangga" lan jejerane terbuka karo Partai Republik katoné nguatake citra karo konsumen tradisional lan konservatif.
Liyane merek Amerika kontemporer kaya Apple, Starbucks, Ben & Jerry , lan telu mesin sing paling gedhé ing donya, Google, Yahoo, lan MSN kanthi terbuka ngrampungake agenda "ganti" Partai Demokrat. Perusahaan-perusahaan kasebut minangka "organisasi status quo". Yen ora milih "ijo" karo para demokrat, mesthine bakal nandhang reputasi karo para pelanggan setya sing fanatik sing murtad.
CEOs Sumpah Kesetiaanipun
Ngluwihi afiliasi korporasi sing jelas, politik perusahaan bisa asring ditemtokake dening politik CEO saiki.
Pamimpin ritel saka sawetara organisasi ritel paling gedhe ing Amérika Serikat milih pamilih ing pemilihan presiden sadurungé jajak pendapat dibuka kanthi nyediakake dukungan finansial marang kampanye calon.
Miturut NNDB.com, sing ngaku dadi "agrégator intelèktur sing nglacak aktivitas wong ... sing ditemtokaké dadi apik, urip lan mati," loro partai Republik lan Demokrat sing ndhukung dhukungan eksekutif ritel dhuwur.
Situs web ndhaptar aliansi politik saka atusan wong misuwur, kalebu sawetara tokoh sing paling misuwur ing industri ritel.
Sanajan akeh pemimpin ritel sing ora bakal njanjeni dukungan finansial kanggo pemilihan presiden 2016 nganti sawise calon kasebut resmi dipilih, sawetara CEO Retail (lan mantan / pensiun CEOs CEO) njaluk ing game awal karo kontribusi kampanye kanggo ndhukung calon-calon sing pilihan. Apa sing ana ing ngisor iki yaiku daftar CEO industri lan afiliasi politik ing pemilu presiden.
CEO lan Pemimpin Retail sing Ndhukung Partai Demokratik ing Pamilihan Umum Presiden:
Arthur Blank, Co-founder of Home Depot
2012 - Barack Obama
2008 - Barach Obama
Maxine Clark, CEO,
2016 - Hillary Clinton
2008 - Barack Obama
Michael Eisner, CEO Disney, 1984-2005
2016 - Hillary Clinton
2016 - Marco Rubio
2008 - Barack Obama
Alan Feldman, CEO saka Midas
2008 - Barack Obama
Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft
2008 - Barack Obama
Stephen F. Gates, Mantan EVP Conoco-Phillips
2008 - Barack Obama
Jack M. Greenberg, CEO McDonald's 1998-2002
2008 - Barack Obama
Lawrence V. Jackson, Eksekutif Wal-Mart
2008 - Barack Obama
Sidney Kimmel, CEO saka Jones Apparel Group, 1975-2002
2008 - Barack Obama
Philip Marineau, CEO Levi Strauss, 1999-2006
2008 - Barack Obama
Norman S. Matthews, Presiden lan COO Federated, 1987-88
2008 - Barack Obama
Thomas J. Meredith, CFO of Dell, 1992-2000
2012 - Barack Obama
2008 - Barack Obama
George MrKonic, Jr., Mantan Presiden Borders
2008 - Barack Obama
Paul Orfalea, pangadeg Kinko
2008 - Barack Obama
Howard Schultz , pendiri Starbucks
2016 - John McCain
2008 - Barack Obama
James Sinegal , CEO Costco
2008 - Barack Obama
Tom Stemberg, Pendiri lan CEO Staples, Inc.
2008 - Barack Obama
Marvin Traub, CEO Bloomingdale's, 1978-1992
2008 - Barack Obama
George Zimmer, Pendiri lan CEO saka Men's Wearhouse
2008 - Barack Obama
Politike sing bisa ditemtokake lan pendhukung gumun
Sawetara afiliasi retail bisa disimpulake kanthi adil tanpa ditampilake publikasi politike.
James Sinegal, pangadeg lan CEO Costco, misuwur kanthi gaya manajemen egaliter. Wiwit ora ana calon partai, mokal yen ndhukung calon demokratis bakal dadi hal sing apik. Meg Whitman wis mbuktekake menawa dheweke bisa dadi gubernur selebriti non-politik sabanjure ing California, lan sumbangan politik dheweke ing jaman kepungkur wis nemokake cara kanggo akeh kanthong Republik. Panggonan partai kasebut bisa ditebak.
Nanging ana sawetara kejutan sing bisa ditemokake ing dhaptar kasebut. Ing mangsa panas taun 2008, Wal-Mart njabat rapat "informasi" mandatori kanggo ngetrapake kabeneran saka kawicaksanan Partai Republik marang manajer. Nanging Wal-Mart eksekutif Lawrence V. Jackson dikabarkan minangka pendukung kampanye Barack Obama. Uga, aliansi korporat, Stephen Gates, mantan EVP kanggo Conoco-Philips misale jek wis njanjeni kesetiaan marang Obama sanajan industri minyak lan Partai Republikan praktis sinonim.
Apa sing ana ing ngisor iki yaiku daftar CEO lan perusahaan industri ritel sing ndhukung para calon Republik ing pemilihan presiden AS.
Michael L. Ainslie, CEO saka Sotheby's 1984-94
2016 - Jeb Bush
2008 - Barack Obama
David Brandon, Ketua lan CEO, Domino's Pizza
2008 - John McCain
Edward Brennan, CEO Sears Roebuck
2008 - John McCain
Wesley R. Card, CEO saka Jones Apparel Group
2008 - John McCain
S. Truett Cathy, pangadeg lan CEO Chick-fil-A
2008 - John McCain
Christopher Connor, CEO Sherwin-Williams
2008 - John McCain
Kenneth Derr, CEO Chevron
2016 - Chris Christie
2008 - John McCain
David Farrell, CEO May Department Stores, 1979-98
2016 - John McCain
2008 - John McCain
Leonard Fenstein, pendiri Bed, Bath & Beyond
2008 - John McCain
George Feldenkreis, CEO Perry Ellis International
2016 - Marco Rubio
2008 - John McCain
Irvine Hockaday, Jr., CEO Hallmark, 1986-2001
2008 - John McCain
Alan J. Lacy, CEO Sears, 2000-2005
2008 - John McCain
John Mackey, Pendiri Whole Foods
2016 - Rand Paul
2012 - Mitt Romney
Kenneth May, CEO FedEx Kinko, 2004-2007
2008 - John McCain
Gary G. Michaels, CEO Albertson, 1991-2001
2008 - John McCain
Lucio Noto, CEO Mobil, 1994-1999
2008 - John McCain
John J. O'Connor, EVP saka Hess Corporation
2008 - John McCain
Clarence Otis, CEO Restoran Darden
2008 - John McCain
James A Skinner, CEO McDonald's
2012 - Mitt Romney
2008 - John McCain
Richard Teerlink, CEO Harley-Davidson, 1989-97
2008 - John McCain
Meg Whitman, mantan CEO eBay
2008 - John McCain
Efek Politico Retail
Apa afiliasi politik sing mbukak utawa ora bakal nyerang organisasi ritel ing jangka panjang iku spekulatif. Kanthi kahanan ekonomi nalika pindhah menyang dasawarsa anyar, bisnis ora bisa ndhelikake dompet apa wae. Nanging amarga alasan sing padha, konsumen bisa uga ora bisa dadi wong sing bisa ngetrapake pulitik. Ekonomi ekonomi sing cetha bakal nggawe partisipasi cautious ing loro-lorone persamaan politika ritel ing sawetara taun sabanjure - paling ora nganti pemilihan presiden sabanjure bakal munggah.