r/Anticonsumption • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 1d ago

Corporations Target struggles after end of DEI program and boycott, with foot traffic down 8 weeks in a row.

https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/?itm_source=parsely-api
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u/neurospicygogo70 1d ago

Aldi rolled back DEI too. I would be boycotting them as well.

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u/clap_yo_hands 1d ago

I read they didn’t roll back their policy, they changed the name to “inclusive” to avoid government scrutiny, and all the internal employee access still had their policy unchanged. I did read this on Reddit, but that’s where I read most things, so you might find different information if you google.

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u/VictrolaFirecracker 1d ago

Yall got me curious so I looked it up. It seems that dei is only scrubbed from their US site and if you look at gender equality in this link, the US is specifically excluded. Big yikes.

https://sustainability.aldisouthgroup.com/focus-areas/diversity-inclusion

Wondering if this is some optics game to avoid maga scrutiny or ???

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u/fanOfFiftiesFashion 1d ago

aldi has removed dei references from it's website. it's not a good look at this time. https://www.advocate.com/news/companies-abandoning-dei#rebelltitem15

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u/Unhappy_Plankton_671 1d ago

Shopping/eating local tbh for most else. I'm going to put more money into local businesses going forward than I did in years past. It's been growing, but I haven't stepped foot in a major chain grocer in a long time now. And rarely a chain restaurant.

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u/ammybb 1d ago

I'm honestly just shopping way less overall and sticking to groceries. I did move recently and I've been able to get all my new furniture so far off of FB marketplace.

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u/Enchelion 1d ago

You can get citric acid in the baking aisle (or online for bulk) of most supermarkets. A quick google it looks to be a similar bulk price online at Safeway (your supermarket brand will vary).

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u/steamedpopoto 1d ago

Thanks for the tip, I'll try next time I'm out at the grocery

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u/RainbowMagicSparkles 1d ago

Depends what you were buying, but my locally-owned Ace hardware has subbed in well for Target hardlines puchases.

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u/BottleTemple 1d ago

My grocery store.

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