Aug 14 (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale (COST.O) , said on Thursday it will stop selling abortion pill mifepristone across all its U.S. pharmacy stores, citing low demand.
“Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients, who we understand generally have the drug dispensed by their medical providers,” Costco said, adding that it will stop the sale at its more than 500 pharmacies.
The decision comes amid campaigns against the pill by religious activist groups, including Inspire Investing and Alliance Defending Freedom.
“Many retailers have become more cautious about taking overt political or social stances after recent controversies triggered boycotts, negative media coverage, and polarized consumer reactions,” said Arun Sundaram, senior analyst at CFRA.
Cowards.
They never sold the product. This is Reuters being slimy. The headline and article have been corrected:
What would the motivation be?
To generate clicks. Outrageous headlines drive engagement back to their site. What percentage of us clicked through and ended up reading something else.
Otherwise Reuters is owned by the Thompson family via Woodbridge investment company. Woodbridge or the thompsons could be buying, selling, shorting shares of Costco or a competitor and are nudging the trading algorithms.
They never sold it.
Do companies have an obligation to start selling a product to avoid being called cowards?
That’s a fucked up headline then.
And liars. Blaming their customer base instead of admitting their fear of Trump is horseshit.
Turns out the headline is bullshit and they never sold it to begin with.