Target is dialing back on Pride merchandise after right-wing backlash - CNN
May 10, 2024 · Target is limiting the number of stores that will sell LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride Month in June following a boycott from right-wing activists last year that took a toll on the brand’s...
Battered by boycott and backlash, Target will not sell Pride …
May 10, 2024 · Target will no longer sell its Pride Month collection in all stores after conservative blowback over LGBTQ+ themed merchandise, including bathing suits designed for transgender people, harmed...
Target's DEI decision sparks boycott debate - USA TODAY
Jan 28, 2025 · Consumers who want to boycott Target should instead spend their dollars on products from Black-owned businesses at the retailer, said April Showers, founder and chief executive of toy, apparel...
Civil rights activists call for a Target boycott after retailer backs ...
Jan 30, 2025 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Civil rights activists gathered outside the headquarters of Target Corp. on Thursday to call for a national boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.. Target announced last Friday that it would join competitor Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back their DEI initiatives ...
Target hit with national boycott call over decision to drop DEI ...
Jan 31, 2025 · A community advocate cuts a Target credit card during a news conference outside Target Corporation's headquarters on Jan. 30, 2025, in Minneapolis.
Target will only sell Pride Month collection in some stores after ...
May 10, 2024 · Target has announced that it will only sell their Pride Month collection in select stores after suffering a backlash and boycott last year during the 2023 Pride season.
Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ
May 24, 2023 · Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.
Target says Pride collection will appear in 'select' stores, cuts …
May 10, 2024 · Last year, Target was the focus of a social media-fueled boycott by some shoppers who disagreed with the retailer's decision to sell swimsuits for trans people, with many individuals falsely...
A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and
1 day ago · In a news conference outside Target’s Minnesota headquarters on Jan. 30, 2025, Armstrong called for a nationwide boycott of the store to begin on the first day of Black History Month.
Target is being held hostage by an anti-LGBTQ campaign
May 25, 2023 · Target sold a women’s swimsuit that was described as “tuck friendly” for its ability to conceal male genitalia. The bathing suit was available for adults only, according to screenshots of the...