Article: Woolworths boycott backed by shareholders

[kianm]

This is a new one, investors going against their own investments . hmmm ok

 

[w1z4rd]

Actually the board is accountable to shareholders and not consumers

Lets see how long there is a board without money to pay them.

 

[marine1]

Whose they.
Thats a pretty generalist and derogatory statement considering you do not know them .many people i know regardless or race condemn to killing of children

Really? did you condemn the killings of the teenagers by Hamas? Didnt think so

 

[Grant]

This is a new one, investors going against their own investments . hmmm ok

aah, they are not investors.
they just bought a couple of shares to gain access to the agm - tickets for the ball, kind of thing.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Or remove all halaal food and not cater for the Muslims?

and oppress this already oppressed and victimized minority further? sounds gross injustice if you ask me.

 

[kianm]

aah, they are not investors.
they just bought a couple of shares to gain access to the agm - tickets for the ball, kind of thing.

Yeses so now they ruin it for others :wtf: . cheap skates

 

[Lucas Buck]

No one is disputing the fact that you have rich Muslims or even Large majority share holders in Woolworths. No rational man would fark up his big investment with comments like these. No person, not even a "Rich Muslim" would hurt his own investment /facepalm.

Is it permissible for Muslims to sell alcohol or own shares in a company that sells alcohol?

 

[JStrike]

Do you think Woolworths might eventually decide it's not worth it to have all this drama over a relatively small part of their product line and cave in by replacing their Israeli products with non-Israeli products?

Absolutely. Once shareholders think they are on the wrong side of an ethical issue, the company will remove/replace those products

 

[Pitbull]

Absolutely. Once shareholders think they are on the wrong side of an ethical issue, the company will remove/replace those products

lol, you have a very VERY high hope. And no, it won't happen.

 

[bokdrol]

But do the tomatoes even come from Israel in the first place?

 

[MickeyD]

Absolutely. Once shareholders think they are on the wrong side of an ethical issue, the company will remove/replace those products

Dream on.

 

[MickeyD]

But do the tomatoes even come from Israel in the first place?

No. Apparently some of the seeds were cultivated/grown there.

 

[JStrike]

lol, you have a very VERY high hope. And no, it won't happen.

Why not. It is a pretty standard scenario, and that is often the result

 

[Nerfherder]

No. Apparently some of the seeds were cultivated/grown there.

I mentioned before in a thread that one of my friends farms Israeli tomatoes in Modderfontien. Its a brand.

 

[Pitbull]

Why not. It is a pretty standard scenario, and that is often the result

No, this happens if something doesn't sell. If it sells, and good at that, no way they will pull it. EVER.

 

[MickeyD]

I mentioned before in a thread that one of my friends farms Israeli tomatoes in Modderfontien. Its a brand.

Yep, remember that. But weren't the initial seeds sourced from Israel?

 

[Nom Chompsky]

Absolutely. Once shareholders think they are on the wrong side of an ethical issue, the company will remove/replace those products

Oh please. Most shareholders are on the side of WW.

BDS are a tiny, tiny minority with their voice being amplified through their stunts etc.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Yep, remember that. But weren't the initial seeds sourced from Israel?

IIRC yes, and so it is stated by this article:

http://www.citypress.co.za/business/sa-trade-israel-mainly-agricultural/

Hishtil SA is based in Mooketsi, Limpopo, where it produces seedlings and has a partnership with the country’s largest tomato producer, ZZ2.

It also provides seedlings from Riebeek West in the Western Cape.

ZZ2 reportedly produces 38% of South Africa’s tomatoes and a growing share of its avocados, but Israeli seedlings account for more than half of the South African tomato crop, according to Freeman.

“If BDS wants to boycott Israel, it should abandon tomatoes,” he told City Press.

Another Israeli firm in South Africa is Netafim, which produces irrigation equipment for farmers. Netafim’s local subsidiary is based in Kraaifontein in the Western Cape.

 

[bokdrol]

I mentioned before in a thread that one of my friends farms Israeli tomatoes in Modderfontien. Its a brand.

I thought so, like English cucumbers

 

[bokdrol]

They are not even particularly nice tomatoes either.