Радиоведущий раскритиковал мэра Сиэтла за призыв к бойкоту Starbucks на фоне расширения компании в Нэшвилле
Местный радиоведущий Gee Scott выразил несогласие с действиями мэра Сиэтла Кейти Уилсон, которая ранее призвала жителей бойкотировать Starbucks. По мнению Скотта, подобные заявления со стороны руководителя города недопустимы и могут негативно сказаться на деловой среде. Он отметил, что компания имеет возможность перемещать свои ресурсы туда, где бизнес-климат более благоприятен.Ситуация осложняется тем, что Starbucks постепенно сокращает свое присутствие в Сиэтле. В марте компания подтвердила закрытие еще пяти точек, а ранее в 2025 году уже были закрыты такие важные объекты, как Starbucks Reserve Roastery на Капитол-Хилл. Одновременно с этим корпорация объявила о планах по созданию или релокации около 2000 рабочих мест в Нэшвилл. При этом Sara Kelly, главный партнерский директор Starbucks, подчеркнула, что офис в Нэшвилле станет дополнением к штаб-квартире в Сиэтле, где компания сохранит значительное присутствие.Критика Уилсон не ограничивается только вопросом бойкота. Ранее мэр вызвала общественный резонанс своими комментариями относительно оттока миллионеров из штата Вашингтон из-за налоговой политики и левых реформ. Выступая на форуме в Сиэтлском университете, она назвала сообщения об уходе богатых налогоплательщиков «преувеличенными» и пренебрежительно отозвалась об уезжающих. В то время как сторонники мэра поддержали ее позицию, консервативные круги и представители местного бизнес-сообщества выразили обеспокоенность тем, что подобные политические решения могут способствовать оттоку бизнеса из города.
Seattle mayor’s Starbucks boycott call slammed by local radio host as coffee giant adds Nashville-based roles
A local radio host accused Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, of irking Starbucks by calling for a boycott ahead of the hometown company’s decision to open a new hub in Nashville. Starbucks has appeared to lessen its presence in Seattle, acknowledging in March it would be closing five additional stores in the city. That move follows several closures in 2025, including the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Capitol Hill, as the coffee giant plans to add or relocate 2,000 jobs to Nashville. Last year, Mayor Wilson declared at a barista picket line, "I am not buying Starbucks, and you should not either," according to The Seattle Times. The paper called it a "gaffe" to suggest locals should boycott the hometown company and KIRO Newsradio host Gee Scott seems to agree. WHY STARBUCKS PICKED NASHVILLE OVER SEATTLE FOR EXPANSION, ACCORDING TO LOCAL BUSINESS REPORTER"The comment about, ‘I’m not buying Starbucks, and neither should you,’ should have never happened. That should have never happened with the leader," Scott said on "The Gee and Ursula Show." "I’m not saying that the mayor of Seattle is the reason that Starbucks is doing this," he continued. "I’m saying that there should have been a grown-up discussion and conversation."Gee also compared Seattle’s treatment of businesses to the way other cities, such as Nashville and Austin. "Sometimes when you are in a relationship, and some of you maybe have been in a relationship where you could not afford to move, and somebody just talked bad to you any kind of way, or you’re at a job where you have to constantly come in and you don’t feel appreciated, but you don’t have another job or other options, so you have to stick it out in that job. You have to be careful the way you talk to somebody that actually has an opportunity to leave," Gee said. KIRO host Ursula Reutin added, "There are other cities that are waking up, or have woken up, and have said, ‘Hey, we’re going to compete for this business.’"Mayor Wilson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. SOCIALIST MAYOR’S BLUNT 1-WORD MESSAGE TO FLEEING MILLIONAIRES SPARKS OUTRAGE: ‘WE'RE DOOMED’Mayor Wilson also famously sparked a social media firestorm after she dismissed reports that millionaires are fleeing Washington state due to taxes and various far-left policies.While speaking at a forum at Seattle University earlier this month, the new Democratic mayor said, "I think the claims that millionaires are going to leave our state are like super overblown.""And the ones that leave, like, bye," she continued, waving her hand and laughing. Though the line drew laughs and applause from those in the auditorium, it did not go over as well online, as conservatives quickly blasted the new Seattle mayor."The Nashville office will be a complement to our global and North America headquarters in Seattle where we will maintain a large presence," Starbucks chief partner officer Sara Kelly previously told Fox News Digital. WASHINGTON BUSINESS OWNERS FEAR SOCIALIST ‘MILLIONAIRES TAX’ IS DRIVING BUSINESSES OUT — AND THEY’RE NEXT"Over the next five years, we expect to have 2,000 support jobs located in Nashville. The majority of our support teams continue to be based here in Seattle," Kelly added. "Nashville-based roles will include a combination of net new roles being created to support growth, some in-sourcing as we move some work from contract workers and professional service providers to full-time Starbucks partner roles, and in some cases, moving select teams from Seattle to Nashville as we did recently with our Sourcing teams."Wilson shocked many political observers when she was elected Seattle's mayor last year, and many chalked up her victory to her ability to tap into a similar voting bloc that democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani used on his way to becoming New York City's next mayor.Fox News Digital’s Rachel del Guidice and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
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British doctor airlifted from hantavirus-hit cruise ship as cases rise onboard
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The Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end war
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Court hears abuse evidence: Doctors dispute UK teacher’s drowning claim; jury hears emotional pleas
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Trump owes E Jean Carroll $83M for sexual abuse and defamation. He’s hoping his DOJ can get him off the hook
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Israel strikes Beirut suburbs for 1st time since ceasefire was announced
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'Crocodile Dundee' star Paul Hogan's 27-year-old son arrested on domestic battery charge
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