tailgater wrote:Vic,
You're equating a religious boycott with a threat by a sitting Mayor?
And TW, you don't understand the difference between a politician in office versus one who has since moved on?
Word of advice: Don't watch Jerry Springer...
Actually, a boycott is much more severe to a company.
Think about it for two seconds. The mayor of boston said that he doesn't want CFA in his city. Did CFA ever say they wanted to be in Boston? Is Boston next on their expansion plan? Is there any indication that they were even thinking of opening a franchise in boston? Unless there is, then his threat is absolutely meaningless and will remain so until his city becomes one they are interested in expanding to (at which time the mayors would likely have changed).
A boycott goes after real-time revenue. If successful it can have a severe impact on cashflow for a company.