Focus on the Family put out their Christmas Naughty list in late 2007. Here is last years list of how the retailers treated the holiday. We all know how important Christmas dollars are to the retail industry. Some still refuse to recognize Christmas as what it is.
This is last years list. I will post a current list as soon as its available.
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The Good Mentions “Christmas”
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The Bad Only token references
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The Ugly Censors Christmas
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Mixed Reviews For varied reasons
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Amazon
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Ace Hardware [local managers may have varied practices]
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Banana Republic [repeat from 2006] |
Discovery Channel Store [Web improvement]
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American Eagle Outfitters
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Best Buy [no-solicitation policy]
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Barnes & Noble [no-solcitation policy]
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Kmart [see page 5]
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Bath and Body Works
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Bloomingdale’s
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Circuit City [no-solicitation policy]
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Home Depot [no-solicitation policy, Web improvement]
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Bed, Bath, and Beyond
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Borders [no-solicitation policy]
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Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Land’s End [Web still censors, catalog improvement]
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Big Lots
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The Gap [repeat from 2006]
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Disney Store
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Lowe’s [Promised improvements, no- solicitation policy]
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Dillard’s
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Kohl’s [no solicitation policy]
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Ebay
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Nordstrom [Web improvement]
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Hobby Lobby
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Marshalls [Web improvement]
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Eddie Bauer [repeat from 2006]
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Office Max [Web improvement]
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Home Goods
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Staples
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Lane Bryant [repeat from 2006]
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PetSmart [Web improvement]
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JC Penney
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Old Navy [repeat from 2006]
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Pier 1 [Significant homepage improvement]
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JoAnn Fabrics
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Petco
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Target [no-solicitation policy]
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KB Toys
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Sports Authority
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Toys-R-Us [no-solicitation policy]
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Linen N’ Things
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Walgreen’s [see p.8]
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Lord & Taylor
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L.L. Bean
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Macy’s
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Michaels
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Mrs. Field’s Cookies
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Neiman Marcus
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Sam’s Club
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Sears*
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Wal-Mart
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Ken Maddox of OneAngryMan.com
Thank you for putting this list out there for all of us. I have mailed it to everyone I know. Together we can put CHRIST back in CHRISTmas. Merry Christmas from Houston.