EPISODE · Feb 22, 2019 · 35 MIN
Episode 103: Anti-Corporate Activists Notch a Big Win
from The Working Lunch · host Align Public Strategies
Notch a win for the anti-corporate crowd. Amazon’s decision to pull out of New York City gives momentum to the populist wave sweeping both political parties. With Amazon, Walmart, Starbucks and now Disney in the crosshairs, could traditional restaurant brands be next? And speaking of Starbucks, we’ll discuss how his campaign is going so far and whether the business model is feeling the effects. And we’ll discuss a new study of how transportation and housing challenges are impacting employment. We’ll talk about those stories and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.
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Notch a win for the anti-corporate crowd. Amazon’s decision to pull out of New York City gives momentum to the populist wave sweeping both political parties. With Amazon, Walmart, Starbucks and now Disney in the crosshairs, could traditional restaurant brands be next? And speaking of Starbucks, we’ll discuss how his campaign is going so far and whether the business model is feeling the effects. And we’ll discuss a new study of how transportation and housing challenges are impacting employment. We’ll talk about those stories and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.
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