Nordstrom bosses sent strongly worded memo criticizing President Trump's Muslim travel ban to all staff TWO days before dropping Ivanka's line
- Nordstrom announced that they would no longer be carrying Ivanka Trump's line of clothes and accessories last Thursday
- Two days prior the three co-presidents of the company sent an email to all staff criticizing President Trump's ban on immigrants from seven Muslim nations
- That letter stated how important immigrants were to the company, and stated that help would be offered should the ban impact any employees
- Co-presidents Peter, Erik, and Blake Nordstrom also noted that the company was founded by their great grandfather John, who was an immigrant
- On Thursday, Nordstrom announced that due to poor sales Ivanka's line would no longer be carried
- That decision came three weeks after Ivanka stepped down from her role with the company, and three months after the #GrabYourWallet boycott
The presidents of Nordstrom sent an email criticizing President Donald Trump's ban on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations entering the United States just days before the retail giant dropped Ivanka Trump's clothing line.
In the note, brothers Peter, Erik, and Blake Nordstrom told employees of the company that they would do all they could to help those who might be impacted by the ban while celebrating the many things the immigrant community have contributed to the retailer over the years.
The Nordstrom brothers also pointed out that the company was founded by an immigrants, their great grandfather John.
Two days later, the Seattle-based retailer announced that they would no longer be carrying Ivanka Trump's line of clothing, handbags, shoes and accessories.
That decision was due to poor sales of Ivanka's merchandise they said at the time.
![You're fired: Nordstrom announced that they would no longer be carrying Ivanka Trump's line of clothes and accessories last Thursday (Ivanka above on Friday)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170206224933/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/06/21/3CCDF75700000578-4197266-image-m-25_1486417779492.jpg)
You're fired: Nordstrom announced that they would no longer be carrying Ivanka Trump's line of clothes and accessories last Thursday (Ivanka above on Friday)
![Criticism: Two days prior the three co-presidents of the company sent an email to all staff criticizing President Trump's ban on immigrants from seven Muslim nations (above)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170206224933/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/06/21/3CE7A57900000578-4197266-image-m-12_1486416808102.jpg)
Criticism: Two days prior the three co-presidents of the company sent an email to all staff criticizing President Trump's ban on immigrants from seven Muslim nations (above)
'We literally have thousands of employees who are first and second generation immigrants. Every one of your unique qualities brings a richness that allows us to better reflect and serve the multi-cultured communities we're a part of and ultimately makes us a better company,' read the note, which was sent last Tuesday and obtained by the Settle newspaper The Stranger.
'We are a better place with you here, no doubt about it.'
The letter went on to state: 'It's important that we reiterate our values to all of you and make it clear that we support each of our employees. We will continue to value diversity, inclusion, respect, and you can count on that.'
The brothers asked that the letter also be passed along to anyone inside the company who did not have a Nordstrom email address.
On Thursday, two days after the company sent out this memo to staff, Nordstrom announced that they would no longer be carrying the Ivanka Trump line.
'We've said all along we make buying decisions based on performance,' a spokesperson for Nordstrom told Fortune.
'We’ve got thousands of brands - more than 2,000 offered on the site alone. Reviewing their merit and making edits is part of the regular rhythm of our business.
'Each year we cut about 10 percent and refresh our assortment with about the same amount. In this case, based on the brand’s performance, we’ve decided not to buy it for this season.'
The company said it was in the process now of selling off all remaining merchandise, which has been heavily discounted from original retail prices.
Many had criticized Nordstrom shortly after President Trump won the election for continuing to carry Ivanka's line, an attack the company responded to on Twitter by writing: 'We hope that offering a vendor’s products isn’t misunderstood as us taking a political position; we’re not.'
![Co-president Peter Nordstrom (above) noted that the company was founded by his great grandfather John, an immigrant](http://web.archive.org./web/20170206224933/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/06/21/3CE7A55500000578-4197266-image-a-14_1486416835669.jpg)
Co-president Peter Nordstrom (above) noted that the company was founded by his great grandfather John, an immigrant
Ivanka's company hit back meanwhile after learning that Nordstrom was dropping their line from it stores with a statement over the weekend.
'The Ivanka Trump brand continues to expand across categories and distribution with increased customer support, leading us to experience significant year-over-year revenue growth in 2016,' read the statement.
'We believe that the strength of a brand is measured not only by the profits it generates, but the integrity it maintains. The women behind the brand represent a diverse group of professionals and we are proud to say that the Ivanka Trump brand continues to embody the principles upon which it was founded.
'It is a company built to inspire women with solution-oriented offerings, created to celebrate and service the many aspects of their lives.'
This setback comes less than three weeks after Ivanka stepped down from her role in the company, and three months after a movement was started urging women to not spend their money on Ivanka's clothing and boycott her brands.
Ivanka said back in October that she had no desire to try and speak with or communicate with those people.
'The beauty of America is that people can do what they like, but I'd prefer to talk to the millions, tens of millions of American women who are inspired by the brand,' said Ivanka during an appearance on Good Morning America.
'The message that I've created - my advocacy of women, trying to empower them in all aspects of their life - started long before this presidential campaign did. I've never politicized that message.'
Ivanka then added: 'People who are seeking to politicize it because they may disagree with the politics of my father, there's nothing I can do to change that.'
She did not however acknowledge the fact that the boycott was not in response to her father's political beliefs, but rather his alleged sexual assault of over 10 women and the comments he made in a 2005 Access Hollywood interview with Billy Bush.
![Cheap: Clearance and sale items from Ivanka Trump's brand line of shoes and accessories are seen in a Manhattan Nordtrom Rack store in January](http://web.archive.org./web/20170206224933/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/06/21/3CCF53B700000578-4197266-image-m-24_1486417513422.jpg)
Cheap: Clearance and sale items from Ivanka Trump's brand line of shoes and accessories are seen in a Manhattan Nordtrom Rack store in January
![Gone: On Thursday, Nordstrom announced that due to poor sales Ivanka's line would no longer be carried](http://web.archive.org./web/20170206224933/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/06/21/3CE7A58600000578-4197266-image-a-17_1486416861019.jpg)
Gone: On Thursday, Nordstrom announced that due to poor sales Ivanka's line would no longer be carried
Shannon Coulter, the woman behind the boycott of Ivanka's brands, spoke about the movement in an interview with The Guardian back in October.
She started the hashtag #GrabYourWallet that same month on Twitter, asking that women boycott not just Ivanka's brands but stores that sell her eponymous lines of clothing, footwear, jewelry, perfume and accessories.
It was in direct response to Donald's Access Hollywood comments, and Ivanka's support of her father and defense of his misogynistic remarks in the past, even though she did call what he said on Access Hollywood 'offensive.'
![Ivanka at an event at the retailer in 2011 (above)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170206224933/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/06/21/3CE7A52A00000578-4197266-image-a-27_1486418025877.jpg)
Ivanka at an event at the retailer in 2011 (above)
'It was a feeling of recoiling. It was emotional, visceral. Then I had a pounding headache for a few days. I was filled with nausea,' said Coulter of hearing Donald's words on the audio from his hot mic.
Coulter then explained that this was because she too had been in a similar position in the workplace.
'I was in an office belonging to a firm I was working for in Silicon Valley and my boss’s boss came breezing through,' said Coulter.
'Suddenly he came up behind me and pressed himself right up against me and said "Why is it you always look so good?" He had a colleague with him and it was so humiliating.'
Coulter then added: 'And when I heard Donald Trump talking on that tape, I recognized in his words the same feeling that I had that day – of being nothing more than an object. No matter how smart you are or how hard you work, they can do that to us.'
Among the stores Coulter was urging people to boycott were Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, which have now both stopped carrying the line.
- Before Nordstrom Cut Ties with Ivanka, Its Three Presidents Sent This Memo About the Muslim Ban to Employees - Slog - The Stranger
- Nordstrom Is Officially Dropping the Ivanka Trump Brand | Fortune.com
- Why is the Ivanka Trump clothing line boycott growing? You are what you wear | US news | The Guardian
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