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Title: Alabama flag company on Confederate flag: 'We're going to sell it'
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http://www.al.com/
URL Source: http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/i ... ed.html#incart_related_stories
Published: Jun 23, 2015
Author: Paul Gattis
Post Date: 2015-06-27 04:30:32 by Gatlin
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Comments: 2
A Huntsville flag company saw a surge in the sale of Confederate flags on Tuesday even as its supplier said it may no longer manufacture the flag perceived by some as a symbol of hate following a church shooting last week. "I think people are truly afraid you might not be able to buy it at this time next week," said Belinda Kennedy, owner of Alabama Flag & Banner. Sales have spiked, Kennedy said...Click Here to Continue Reading. New Story: The world looks to Alabama to buy Confederate flags New Story: Alabama flag company begins Confederate flag production in-store, over 1,000 sold on first day Poster Comment:
Belinda Kennedy displays a Confederate flag at Alabama Flag & Banner in Huntsville. (Paul Gattis/pgattis@al.com)
This week the marketplace weighed in as Walmart, Sears, Amazon, Ebay and others suddenly viewed the Confederate battle flag as something to be shunned at all costs.
The marketplace is responding. Every year hundreds of thousands of people across the country take a leap of faith and start their own business or adapt their business to change. The rewards of entrepreneurship are well worth the obstacles they face on the road to success. It’s the American way.
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#1. To: Gatlin (#0)
I wonder who her supplier of the dyed flag cloth is. I suppose she might still be able to keep a supply since the manufacturer is likely overseas. Interesting that she just cuts flags from the commercial rolls of patterned Confederate cloth and adds the edging and the grommets.
Interesting. Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba followed US online retailers including Amazon, eBay and Google in removing listings with products that display Confederate battle flags. Money buys anything you want, whether it's restricted from advertising or not. Just look at the amount of pot sold while it was illegal for the many years.
#2. To: TooConservative (#1)
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