Thread: May 1 RESULTS ARE IN FOLKS

ALIPAC NOTE:

This info has been ruled incorrect by one of our activists.

From: barkway
To: ALIPAC
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 1:49 pm
Subject: Inaccurate Posting
There is thread on here about the May 1st protests and how they effected retail sales data. I have contacted the National Retal Federation to verify this info. The VP of Public Relations, Scott Krugman wrote to me personally to tell me this post is NOT accurate. I do not have permission to remove posts (not an admin) but since outsiders ARE watching this site, I figured you don't want inaccurate information being bandied about on your site (opens you to ridicule and criticism). The thread is titled "May 1 Results Are In Folks."
Here is the text of the email I received stating it is inaccurate:

From: "Krugman, Scott" <KrugmanS@NRF.com>
To: (Edited for Security)
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:18 PM
Subject: RE: retail Sales data


> Hey Martha,
>
> This information is not credible. It has absolutely no basis in
> reality. Please call me if you have any question.
>
> Scott Krugman
> VP, Public Relations
> National Retail Federation
> 202-626-8119
>
> -----Original Message-----
(Edited for Security)
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:17 PM
> To: Krugman, Scott
> Subject: retail Sales data
>
> More than a few people are posting on the internet retail sales
> information from May 1st (The Day Without Immigrants) with no
> attribution. I am trying to verify what is being said so I can pass it
> along to various business media outlets. What is being reported is that
> on that day, national retailers reported a drop in sales of only 4.2%
> but a 67.8% drop in shoplifting. Can you either verify this for me or
> direct me to someone who can?

(EDITED FOR SECURITY)

> Americans For Legal Immigration
> ENFORCE OUR LAWS


HOPE THIS PUTS A SMALL SMILE ON YOUR FACES
TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE

On May 1st, as a result of the Great American Boycott...
National retailers reported a mere 4.2% lower sales for the day, with a 67.8% reduction in shoplifting!!

People keep sending me these stats--is this true? And if so, where did the numbers come from? Is this just a joke? Nobody seems to know.

I am not being negative - just trying to understand this.

What exactly was the point of Americans shopping that day?

I too would like to know from what economic authority these came from because if it's true, and verifiable, it should be brought to the attention of the media.

I have contacted the National Retail Federation to try to get them to verify this information.

I contacted the VP of Public Relations at the National Retail Federation and they have informed me that this information is not accurate.

Sounds like good numbers to me.

This has been verified as having no basis in fact by the National Retail Federation (VP of Public Relations, Scott Krugman).
Sorry to disappoint folks but it's just not true. urban legend.

Originally Posted by kev

Sounds like good numbers to me.

not real numbers? ---> DANG IT!!!!!