by Snookerballs » Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:13 pm
Grafenwalder wrote:Snookerballs wrote:Ashers Bakery may have won their battle but they seem to have lost their war
They are closing down their Belfast Shop where the problems first occured, (excuse Primark Building burnt down !!!)
They certainly won their court battle but were never 'at war' with anyone..unless Gareth Lee believed he was 'at war'? As an activist he probably did. Paying Ashers costs would serve a salutary lesson in thinking very carefully next time he decides to declare 'war'.
As i see it Ashers closed one shop which wasn't so busy as their others and there has been no loss of jobs. So it's good all round for them and their employees.
There was provision in place to help business`s affected by the Primark Fire to recuperate their losses so that was an excuse , IMO it was the lack of Footfall for the shop due to the boycott by a percentage of customers against Ashers Principles, when one is in business its the customer that dictates terms its them that are spending their money, its not good business to tell customers one does not want their money because of certain beliefs, This the Bulls found out with their Hotel Policy .
[quote="Grafenwalder"][quote="Snookerballs"]Ashers Bakery may have won their battle but they seem to have lost their war
They are closing down their Belfast Shop where the problems first occured, (excuse Primark Building burnt down !!!)[/quote]
They certainly won their court battle but were never 'at war' with anyone..unless Gareth Lee believed he was 'at war'? As an activist he probably did. Paying Ashers costs would serve a salutary lesson in thinking very carefully next time he decides to declare 'war'.
As i see it Ashers closed one shop which wasn't so busy as their others and there has been no loss of jobs. So it's good all round for them and their employees.[/quote]
There was provision in place to help business`s affected by the Primark Fire to recuperate their losses so that was an excuse , IMO it was the lack of Footfall for the shop due to the boycott by a percentage of customers against Ashers Principles, when one is in business its the customer that dictates terms its them that are spending their money, its not good business to tell customers one does not want their money because of certain beliefs, This the Bulls found out with their Hotel Policy .