boycott? Yes or no ?

It's the only way we have of showing disapproval - but they'll only know about it if the boycott is backed up with a letter to the CEO explaining why.

Who knows but if it makes you feel you are doing something to help then go for it.

I think every country in the world should boycott Russia

Which store is this?
I agree that a boycott isn’t any good unless customers tell the store why it’s being boycotted.

I did see a young Russian guy interviewed on tv saying he was worried about sanctions because MacDonalds might close down and he ate there every day!

Macdonalds owns all of its 870 or so restaurants in Russia and they account for 9% of its global turnover.

So far it has shown no sign of closing them down.

What store is it?

I agree, a boycott is not much use without a letter to the CEO.

Are you talking about Uniqlo?

I won't be buying from them, but I don't suppose they'll notice, as I haven't been buying many clothes anyway.

Yes, I think a boycott will make them think. Companies like that rely on PR, and it's really not a good look to be continuing to trade in Russia. Uniqlo is Japanese, so in NATO, if that makes a difference. I don't think governments have a say over where companies trade, but I definitely think that they should pull out.

Amongst the companies still selling in Russia and with no apparent intention to do otherwise are CocaCola, PepsiCola and Estée Lauder. I don’t purchase any of their products but I expect many on GN do.

We are boycotting McDonald's, our little granddaughter likes to go there after school for a treat, once a week. She is five, we have told her it's closed. It may seem mean and our DS thinks it won't make any difference but we feel we have to.We have also emailed them, along with KFC. They should stop trading in Russia.

We have stopped buying Pepsi Max and Russian vodka.

It seems a shame to deny your grandchild her little treat. She will find out that you’ve lied to her, her friends will tell her it’s still open. That will damage her trust in you. It doesn’t just seem mean, it is mean - very mean.

Yes , it is Uniqlo.
I always thought they were better than this , but the President's
"clothing is a necessity of life "really made me angry.
I could say so is the right to live without being shot at and it may be that clothing is a necessity , but ~i don't need to buy it from them.

It’s not very mean, not even mean, just a bit daft. Tell her the truth, she won’t understand, but will take from your explanation all she needs to know!

Have an ice cream instead!

I had never heard of Uniqlo until I saw a tweet by a gransnetter about boycotting it. Brings home to one the "being out in the sticks".

I love being out in the sticks ?

Its not a bad thing to give up McD's or canned drinks is it? They're none of them the best nutritionally anyway. We had to call in at McDonalds to break our journey as it was the only place to stop with a loo. Horrible. Kids climbing all over the seating and the food was awful.

I've just had a glimpse of Uniqlo too as I'd never heard of it. The clothes looked pretty ordinary -what's special about them?

We are avoiding outlets which favour Putin and profit over freedom, but its easy for us as we have good local independent shops and restaurants and not buying clothes will pay for the increase in fuel and heating bills!

I think companies will soon be advertising that they're not trading in Russia to jump on the bandwagon and keep profits up.

Is Uniqlo a thing people have known about for years?

outlets which favour Putin

How does one know which "outfits" favour Putin? I bet most "outfits" don't give a flying F about Putin. Why would they? Most "outfits" exist to make products that people want.

Baggs I found it about 15 years ago. The prices are really good and maybe I have been lucky with the quality. I mainly buy anoraks from there. My store is not easy to reach so I rarely visit.

I always thought Uniqlo was an internet purveyor of cheap tat. You live and learn.

Yes , I'm afraid it is Uniqlo. I thought they were better than this and what made me so cross is the CEO's defense that clothing is a necessity. I have written.

Sorry please ignore the last one. I dont know how to delete it .

I've already posted this on another thread, but I think it bears saying again.

Costa Coffee is owned by Coca Cola.

Germanshepherdsmum

Amongst the companies still selling in Russia and with no apparent intention to do otherwise are CocaCola, PepsiCola and Estée Lauder. I don’t purchase any of their products but I expect many on GN do.

I would think you will have a problem in not purchasing from some of these companies unless you dig deep and look at all the brands they own.

For example with Pepsi, they own Walkers Snakcs, Quaker Products, Starbucks and many more. This of course goes for many companies worldwide who have many roots within other brands.

I heard about McD's and Pizza Hut. Don't use them but if I did, I wouldn't be using them now.