Clothing co. with long history of support for liberal causes plans to close all stores Election Day

Nov 4, 2018 6:00 pm
Leon Wolf

Outdoor equipment company Patagonia, which was founded by environmental activists and has openly endorsed Democrats, plans to close all its stores on Tuesday in order to encourage all its employees and customers to vote. According to a report in The Hill, Patagonia also closed all their stores for election day in 2016.

Patagonia was founded by environmental activist Yvon Chouinard, an avid rock climber who has made billions off the Patagonia retail empire. Patagonia specializes in men’s and women’s outdoor gear that is — at least according to Patagonia — produced in environmentally-friendly ways.

Patagonia gear is found in many clothing and outdoor stores, and also in a number of proprietary stores that exclusively sell Patagonia merchandise. These latter stores will all be closed on Election Day.

A statement on Patagonia’s blog strongly implied that corporate offices and production facilities will also close on Election Day, so that “every one of our U.S. based employees can vote.”

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