Vote again with your wallet and Grab Trump by the A$$ets!!!
Why protest Trump at Niketown on e57th St?
i. Nike not only pays Trump rent, but a %'age of sales. Their lease expires in 2017, so continuing this arrangement with Trump would be nothing short of an endorsement. Nike has voluntary options to extend their lease for 5 to 15 years. Nike spent over $6 Billion on sport endorsements last year. They should realize the cost of remaining at Trump Tower. A brand that claims “diversity...
Vote again with your wallet and Grab Trump by the A$$ets!!!
Why protest Trump at Niketown on e57th St?
i. Nike not only pays Trump rent, but a %'age of sales. Their lease expires in 2017, so continuing this arrangement with Trump would be nothing short of an endorsement. Nike has voluntary options to extend their lease for 5 to 15 years. Nike spent over $6 Billion on sport endorsements last year. They should realize the cost of remaining at Trump Tower. A brand that claims “diversity and inclusion" cannot align itself with the vile actions and words of this upcoming presidency.
ii. This is one of Trump's key assets. Forbes values just this single store, connected to Trump Tower, at $390 Million. That's over 10% of Trump's entire net worth. Trump's branded product businesses (ties, steaks, etc.) are worth fractions of a peanut in comparison. Trump's top five assets make up over half of his net worth and include in order of value:
1. Trump Tower (Gucci flagship)
2. 1290 Ave of the Americas (foreign debt conflicts)
3. NIKETOWN e57th St
4. 40 Wall St (see Felons, Dictators and Girl Scouts below)
5. 555 California St, San Francisco
iii. We implore Nike to Divorce Trump and commit to relocate. Courage Campaign started a petition last April, now with over 60,000 signatures, calling for Nike to relocate their store out of Trump Tower. Nike did actually begin negotiating a move to the former FAO Swartz space at the GM Building, but then they sadly balked.
iv. We wholeheartedly thank Nike for demanding Trump honor the Paris Climate Agreement. We truely want to become Nike's loudest supporters, when they vacate Trump Tower.
Nike c'mon man! Just Do It already! Divorce Trump!