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/Vanth_in_Furs 1d ago

And broke or not, a $25 run to Target is now $60-$80 and shit is just RIDICULOUS.

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u/maneki_neko89 1d ago

And an armful of clothes bought at a thrift store is now $100+ 😩

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u/Melodic_Type1704 1d ago

A few years back before thrifting took off (late 2019 or so), I bought a vintage Kate Spade bag for only $4, then a Columbia fleece for $0.99 that was hidden in the children’s section because someone mislabeled it. This was in a rich Atlanta suburb. Last time that I went a year ago, shirts at the same store started at $5!

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u/posananer 1d ago

They should lower their prices to have traffic go back up. but who will think of the shareholders?!?/s

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u/Molotov_Glocktail 1d ago

CEO Glasses! For when you want to see the single financial quarter ahead of you and nothing else!

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u/idoeno 1d ago

And it's all tissue paper thin material that dissolves after a couple of runs through the washing machine.

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u/scarletwitchmoon 1d ago

Wait, my Target runs used to always be $60+ 🫣