I don't think there are any "good" companies and, frankly, supporting them for not flying the flag isn't much better than the people cheering when they do.
Other than just not consooming, the best strategy seems to be targetting the worst of them with boycotts/negative attention. It's important to focus on one or two at a time, in order to have an effect.
Personally, I hope they all go bankrupt and we have no choice but to use small, local retailers, but obviously that's a pipe dream.
It’s not a pipe dream, though. When Walmart left a few small towns in the South after being their sole provider of medicine and food for years, local drug stores and grocers popped up just as quickly as Walmart left. If a town is not as volatile as LA, they will attract small businesses.
I don't think there are any "good" companies and, frankly, supporting them for not flying the flag isn't much better than the people cheering when they do.
Other than just not consooming, the best strategy seems to be targetting the worst of them with boycotts/negative attention. It's important to focus on one or two at a time, in order to have an effect.
Personally, I hope they all go bankrupt and we have no choice but to use small, local retailers, but obviously that's a pipe dream.
It’s not a pipe dream, though. When Walmart left a few small towns in the South after being their sole provider of medicine and food for years, local drug stores and grocers popped up just as quickly as Walmart left. If a town is not as volatile as LA, they will attract small businesses.