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/Illustrious-Sun1117 1d ago

There's a mathematical reason for this I read it in my textbook a long time ago.

Suppose there's a 10 mile beach and Hot Dog stand A is at mile 0 and Hot Dog Stand B is at mile 10.

The people from miles 0-5 go to Hot Dog Stand A and people at miles 5.1-10 go to Hot Dog Stand B.

But if Hot Dog Stand A moves to mile 1, the folks from miles 0-5 will continue to go to Hot Dog Stand A, while the people from miles 5.1-6 will switch from B to A.

So Hot Dog Stand B reacts by moving to mile 9, thereby regaining the customers from miles 5.1-6.

Eventually Hot Dog Stand A moves to mile 4.99 and Hot Dog Stand B moves to mile 5.01.

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u/mysixthredditaccount 1d ago

Great explanation.

But why would two Hot Dog Stand A be next to each other? OP said there are three targets next to each other (not 1 target, one walmart, one kroger). What's the benefit there? Maybe they just did not mention the other big stores that are also present...

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u/hungry4danish 1d ago

No, OP said "within walking distance of my apt" not that they were next to each other.

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u/theycmeroll 19h ago

Walmart will group stores together when the volume gets to high, for them they have determined once a store crosses about $80 million a year it starts to become unsustainable. You can’t flow the product in fast enough and staff enough people, so they will build out down the road to bleed businesses off and relieve some pressure.

There also a regional convenience store chain here that will literally build stores across the street from one another on super busy roads to catch the traffic going in both directions.