I don't know about the effectiveness or appropriateness one way or another of a boycott. That retailer has a huge employee turnover and is largely an entry level employer. Mom and pop stores don't have the resources to respond, but these folks do. If they cut jobs that can measurably be shown to hurt workers in their community, I'd think it's purely their business decision and not the effect of an organized boycott. In many markets, they've bumped up unemployment by creating boycotts against their competition.