Failing to Learn From Disney and Budweiser’s Mistakes

Management at Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has failed to learn the risks of ‘going woke, going broke.’

People stand in line outside a Woolworths supermarket at a southern suburb of Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 8, 2021. Jono Searle/Getty Images

Commentary

The silly and “Woolie” thinking behind Australian retail giant Woolworth’s (and later Aldi’s) decision not to sell Australia Day merchandise in the lead-up to Australia’s national day, the 26th of January, is both appalling and unpatriotic.