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Black-owned businesses weather yo-yoing support

2025/6/19
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Marketplace Morning Report

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Frankisha Watkins: 在George Floyd事件后,我的美妆店客流量激增,但这种支持只持续了大约五个月,导致我不得不关闭一家分店。这种“支持黑人企业”的运动带来的效益不稳定,生意时好时坏,这让企业难以运营。这种不稳定的支持导致企业在支付供应商、承包商甚至员工工资方面出现困难。我真的以为那种支持会持续下去,但它并没有。 Sherar Duvall: 过去五年,我的公司因客户积极支持黑人企业而发展壮大,但今年这种支持突然停止了。以后再有公司想和黑人企业合作,我会更加谨慎,以保护自己。我们公司过去五年发展迅速,雇佣了更多员工,并在市中心租了新的办公室。但今年,那些希望与少数族裔企业合作或被要求与少数族裔企业合作的客户都停止了合作。 Brandilyn Green: 由于Target、Walmart等大公司不再支持DEI,人们开始转而支持黑人企业。我建议客户尽可能地留住这些顾客,比如提供折扣来换取联系方式,或者引导顾客注册邮件列表。为了在支持减弱时保持销售额,企业应该持续展示自己在行业内的权威性和专业性,以赢得客户的信任。现在人们说,我不想到Target购物,但我会在你的网站上支持你。我会支持你这个黑人品牌,因为其他大公司已经背弃了你。

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Following the murder of George Floyd, the social justice movement it accelerated led to a wave of support for Black-owned businesses — from consumers, banks, and big corporations. But a lot of that support has faded away. Today, we'll hear how small business owners have grappled with the ebbs and flows. Plus, as films and television shows opt to film in places like Georgia or New York, businesses in Los Angeles say the move away from Hollywood is hitting their bottom line.