This is just a quick announcement to say that after much consideration, we are halting the sale of Confederate battle flags until further notice permanently.
We will have much more to say about this decision after our peak season is over so stay tuned for further details.
Update: Please see our press release here.
News stories:
- http://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/National_News/15/06/23/Confederate_Flag_Pulled_from_Vancouver_Based_Chain_Store
- https://www.biv.com/article/2015/6/vancouvers-flag-shop-drops-confederate-flag/
- http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/06/23/canadian-chain-halts-sales-of-confederate-flag.html
- http://globalnews.ca/news/2069648/vancouver-based-chain-of-stores-to-stop-selling-confederate-flags/
- http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/1404915/canadian-chain-store-the-flag-shop-considers-confederate-flag-debate/
- http://cjme.com/story/saskatoon-flag-shop-owner-pulls-confederate-flag-display/563302
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/06/23/canadian-chain-stops-sell_n_7641778.html
- http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/23/you-can-still-buy-a-confederate-flag-in-toronto.html
- http://www.lfpress.com/2015/06/23/canadian-chain-stops-selling-confederate-flags
- http://www.610cktb.com/Shows/LFedoruk/2015/06/23/the-confederate-flag-taking-it-down
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/walmart-sears-to-pull-confederate-flags-from-stores-1.3123707
- http://www.cknw.com/2015/06/23/confederate-flag-sales-halted-in-vancouver-based-chain-of-stores/
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/confederate-flag-pulled-from-vancouver-flag-shop-shelves-1.3124474
- http://www.vancouversun.com/Vancouver+Flag+Shop+stop+selling+Confederate+flag+after+church+slayings/11160495/story.html
- http://www.660news.com/2015/06/23/alberta-stores-pull-the-confederate-flag-from-their-store-shelves/
- http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=642093
- http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=642075
- http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=642071
- http://globalnews.ca/video/2069677/confederate-flag-backlash-hits-close-to-home
- http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/why-the-confederate-flag-is-surprisingly-abundant-in-canada
- http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/banning-the-confederate-flag-1.2436990
- http://www.timescolonist.com/business/confederate-flag-yanked-by-victoria-retailers-1.1977647