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patphil

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13. Ironically, Target's customer base was comprised in large part by the very people DEI was intended to help.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 11:42 AM

Aug 21

But, we also have to consider the impact of tariff's on their declining business, and also the attack on immigrants by the Trump administration.
Where do immigrants shop? Big box stores, and that's where ICE-holes come after them.
So, they're avoiding these stores.

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Target turned on a huge chunk of their market (DEI). MAGA says "go woke,go broke." Now Target is going broke. [View all] Swede Aug 21 OP

Have not shopped there since jonstl08 Aug 21 #1

Me too! wolfie001 Aug 21 #9

MAGA: Making America Go Awry RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Aug 21 #2

Good one! calimary Aug 21 #17

They're building a huge new Target Mossfern Aug 21 #3

You snooze, you lose Iris Aug 21 #4

Hit them in the wallet, where it really hurts. twodogsbarking Aug 21 #5

Boycott worked. Once the habit is broke they aren't getting their customers back. Blue Full Moon Aug 21 #6

Started as a boycott Chi67 Aug 21 #8

Ask spacenazi kkmarie Aug 21 #7

Space nazi turned on his own environmentally conscious buyers wolfie001 Aug 21 #11

We did it! JustAnotherGen Aug 21 #10

"Go fash, lose cash!". keep_left Aug 21 #12

Ironically, Target's customer base was comprised in large part by the very people DEI was intended to help. patphil Aug 21 #13

True, I think there are multiple things at play. LisaM Aug 21 #15

This CEO caved into trump and lost LetMyPeopleVote Aug 21 #14

That'll teach them to drink the Kool-aid Vogon_Glory Aug 21 #18

He didn't lose... berksdem Aug 21 #19

And they could have been heroes. miyazaki Aug 21 #16