r/Anticonsumption • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 13d ago

Corporations Target foot traffic falls for seventh consecutive week after it dismantled DEI

https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025/03/21/target-foot-traffic-falls-for-seventh-consecutive-week-after-it-dismantled-dei
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u/Buttoshi 13d ago

This economy is hurting both sides. I won't be surprised if more people go to Walmart.

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u/dardack 12d ago

After hardly ever going to walmart outside of oil for oil changes, we've been going a lot more. Just not many choices right. Not that I like their policy's any better, but money is tighter and you got to do what you got to do I think.

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u/SolidSpruceTop 12d ago

Aldi is our first stop, whatever isn’t there we get at Walmart.

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u/ClassicHat 12d ago

I imagine Costco being more appealing to the target crowd, nicer experience and a better value as long as you don’t mind buying some things in bulk. For a bigger selection of clothes and household goods, there’s better places and online stores to go than walmart anyway that are gonna be similar in price. For food, there’s cheaper options than walmart in most regions

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u/idekbruno 12d ago

There are absolutely not cheaper food options than Walmart in most regions. There are cheaper options in most cities.

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u/ItsaPostageStampede 9d ago

Oh yea Costco is absolutely going to feed. I know folks willing to drive an extra hour to go there over the “Target Run” The only issue is that I don’t love buying certain bulk goods. Like can I just get 12 muffins and not the 24. I’m the only one who can eat a muffin in the house.

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u/thenowherepark 11d ago

I can't do it. The shopping experience is absolutely miserable. They fail on every single front. They're not cheaper than Aldi. They don't have the quality that a normal grocery store has. Their experience is worse than other large grocery stores.