Turning the Grab Your Wallet ember into a blaze

San Francisco

SITTING in a basement office that she rents by the hour, Shannon Coulter ticks off the activities she gave up in defiance of President Donald Trump: renting movies with her husband on Amazon, and shopping at Nordstrom, Macy's and other retailers that sell Ivanka Trump's products.

A Nordstrom bag sat on a nearby table. It represents a victory lap of sorts for Ms Coulter, who has almost single-handedly spearheaded a retail revolt against the president and his family. She was wearing a new silver Elizabeth and James lariat necklace purchased at the department store soon after it scrubbed Ms Trump's name from its website.

"The goal," Ms Coulter said, "came originally from a place of really wanting to shop the stores we loved again with a clear conscience". It's been a wild ride these past few months for Ms Coulter, who runs her shoestring movement from her home, or from cheerfully decorated work spaces t…