Walmart and Target derive these controversial items from their stores
The movement comes after other major retailers and sponsors called a significant change.
Weeks since the murder ofGeorge Floyd In the hands of Minneapolis policemen, the police have seen the problems facing the United States with the race of how the country has never before, including someswift exchange at all of the legislation monumentsBrand mascots. And some of these changes included large retailers from the country that decide to draw fire products, includingsome state flags or held impaired withControversial sentences. Now Walmart and Target derive more controversial items from their stores bydrop all clothes and merchandise related to the Washington NFL team likePressure supports for them to change their name Because of its offensiveness and insensitivity to indigenous communities.
Walmart announced on Twitter Friday that they would do itStop carrying the merchandise of the franchise, saying, "We stop the sale of items that refer to the name and logo of the team." Monday, the target confirmed thatthey too would draw the team's merchandise their site and their shelf.
But Walmart and Target arenot the first major retailers Stop the storage goods featuring the NFL team based in Washington. While the controversy on the team's moniker has been roasting for decades, these main moves have come quickly after a group of minority investors from the Washington Football Football Franchise has sent a letter to the main sponsors, including Nike FedEx and Pepsico., Asking them to make up for the financial links with the team until the name has changed. As of July 2, Nike-on the official game The uniform supplier of the NFL-had dropped all the goods of the team of their online store, reported with NBC Sports. "We talked to the NFL andSharing our concerns about the name From the Washington team, "a spokesman for the company said in a statement on July 3rd.
On July 2, FedEx - which currently has naming rights on the franchise stage, responded byofficially asking the team Respond to investor-defined requests. And Pepsico. Follow-up with a statement of July 3: "We have been inConversations with NFL and Washington Management For a few weeks on this question, "Pepico. Said viaAdweek. "We believe it's time for a change."
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The mounting pressure seems to have an effect on the property. Team ownerSnyder Dan Said in a statement of July 3 that "in the light of recent events around our country and our feedback from our community ... The team will undergo a thorough review of the name of the team". He added: "This review formalizes the initial discussions that the team had with the League in recent weeks." And for more things about how things change in the country's larger retailers, checkWalmart finally stops locking this product after years.
