r/Anticonsumption • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 2d 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/Lithogiraffe 2d ago

I used to go for very specific things. Mainly hitting like two areas. What amazes me are people who buy food and home decor/essentials there. It just must be for the people who are like 5 minutes walking distance from it.

I'm not going to buy my mac and cheese for $1.30 more for no reason

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u/bythog 2d ago

Generally the groceries people I see get at Target are a few things you might need because you happen to be there and don't want to go to another grocery store later. Like, I'm already at Target so why don't I grab some milk/waffles/carrots now instead of another 5-10 minute trip in and out of Harris Teeter for 1-2 items?

I'm sure a few people do full grocery shopping trips at Target but I'd bet it's a minority.

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u/Lithogiraffe 2d ago

Harris teeter. Hmm. It's so weird that Kroger is like all across the US nation, But they have different names for it

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u/Dzov 2d ago

I go to Costco and buy cheap bulk goods that last. Survived the entire covid tp fiasco without needing to buy a single roll, just because we happened to have bought a Costco pack of it before people freaked out. I’m thinking about getting a 30 lb bag of rice just in case, but if food gets that desperate, not sure it’ll matter.

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u/lisette729 2d ago

Same I have a small amount of things there I like. When my kids were toddlers I shopped there a lot for the Cat and Jack clothes because they will replace them if they get holes worn out etc. and that had great value at that age. In general though it’s just not cost effective to shop there regularly when I have other options.

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u/LigerZeroSchneider 2d ago

It's the only decent home goods store in our area. It's 15 minutes to target or thirty to go somewhere even more expensive.

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u/sweets4n6 2d ago

For a long time they were the only place I could find the Kraft mac & cheese made with cauliflower noodles. It was a way to get my picky as hell kid to eat at least part of a fucking vegetable. I haven't seen it there in ages now.

Honestly I used to go at least once a month and just wander and see what I could find. I haven't been in two months and don't miss it. The only thing I kind of miss and would like to get more of is their Orange Cinnamon espresso pods, but I can live without them. (although I found two gift cards to Target and am trying to convince myself it's ok to use on them...maybe after Easter).

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u/GlitterPants8 2d ago

They have a good variety of specialty diet foods. My house is gluten free and they carry things other places don't have and they have sale's that make things cheaper than regular stores sometimes.