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   NoBody to NoBody   
   Re: Popular Clothing Store Stock Soars A   
   02 Aug 25 09:06:31   
   
   XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.trump, sac.politics   
   XPost: talk.politics.guns   
   From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:17:31 -0400, NoBody  wrote:   
      
   >On Thu, 31 Jul 2025 06:43:32 -0500, super70s   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>In article ,   
   >> Mitchell Holman  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Governor Swill  wrote in   
   >>> news:3ael8khtrts481aqtaip8a388qe6bpjv15@4ax.com:   
   >>>   
   >>> > On Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:51:12 -0000 (UTC), "P. Coonan"   
   >>> >  wrote:   
   >>> >   
   >>> >>On 28 Jul 2025, pothead  posted some   
   >>> >>news:1068mkk$2ad4v$3@dont-email.me:   
   >>> >>   
   >>> >>> On 2025-07-28, super70s  wrote:   
   >>> >>>> On 2025-07-28 10:29:51 +0000, Larry Parker said:   
   >>> >>>>   
   >>> >>>>> American Eagleâ•Â˙s stock is soaring after the retailer   
   ditched   
   >>> >>>>> its "woke" marketing misstep and returned to a straightforward,   
   >>> >>>>> pro-America ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney. When the brand   
   >>> >>>>> first adopted identity politics and featured an overweight model in   
   >>> >>>>> an attempt to check woke boxes, sales and stock took a hit, proving   
   >>> >>>>> once again that going woke often means going broke. But as soon as   
   >>> >>>>> American Eagle refocused on classic, relatable American values and   
   >>> >>>>> popular culture icons, the market responded positively, showing   
   >>> that   
   >>> >>>>> customers want quality and connection, not virtue signaling.   
   >>> >>>>>   
   >>> >>>>> https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/27/popular-   
   >>> clothing   
   >>> >>>>> -   
   >>> >>>>> store-stock-soars-after-ditching-woke-ads-for-pro-america-campaign-   
   >>> n2   
   >>> >>>>> 660923   
   >>> >>>>   
   >>> >>>> Their Aerie sub-brand discontinued using supermodels to encourage   
   >>> >>>> postitive self-image and they sponsor programs to spread awareness   
   >>> >>>> about eating disorders. But never mind any positive actions taken by   
   >>> >>>> companies to help their customers be psychologically and physically   
   >>> >>>> healthy.   
   >>> >>>>   
   >>> >>>> You and "townhall.com" really have a bad case of WDS (Woke   
   >>> >>>> Derangement Syndrome).   
   >>> >>>>   
   >>> >>> Yawn.   
   >>> >>>   
   >>> >>> Do you think Rosie O'Donnel in a bikini is going to sell more   
   >>> >>> bikini's? How about Ru Paul in a Corvette commercial?   
   >>> >>>   
   >>> >>> That being said, I do agree that more average people should be used   
   >>> >>> in commercials especially those aimed at younger people.   
   >>> >>>   
   >>> >>> Still the bottom line is sales.   
   >>> >>> Ask Jaguar how their move to woke went for them.   
   >>> >>   
   >>> >>Waving hand, let's ask Stellantis how Jeep is doing under their woke   
   >>> >>"luxury" remake and price increases.   
   >>> >   
   >>> > The price increases are probably the more relevant issue.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>     All the US car companies have been   
   >>> losing sales in the Trump economy.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Car sales plummet following pre-tariffs   
   >>> panic buying: "The party is over"   
   >>> July 1, 2025   
   >>>   
   >>> https://nypost.com/2025/07/01/business/car-sales-plummet-following-pre-   
   >>> tariffs-panic-buying-the-party-is-over/   
   >>   
   >>People aren't even considering new cars and their $50K price tag   
   >>anymore, they're going straight to the used market.   
   >>   
   >>I understand the new strategy is "sneakflation," the price increases   
   >>will be introduced gradually.   
   >   
   >Under which President was the massive new car price inflation?  Why   
   >would Mitchie ramble about possible further increaes when he was   
   >silent about the massive inflation when it happened?   
      
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