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/Reluctantagave 2d ago

It was fun for the clearance stuff, and I used to get summer dresses or cardigans there. But I haven’t shopped since January and I’m good without it.

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u/Low-Research-6866 2d ago

I miss the summer dresses from like 10 years ago! I go to Target once in a blue moon for the last 5 years. I'm not into white and beige home goods, so that became useless for me.

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u/Reluctantagave 2d ago

It all became boring as hell Gaines world (I don't know the name of their show, don't care) so I gave up. I need color in my life!

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u/Low-Research-6866 2d ago

The displays are sad! Nothing draws my eyes, nothing fun at all. I miss old Target.
Also, last time I went the kurfluffle about a line for LGBT+ people at Target was all in the news, so naturally I wanted to check it out. Holy cow, they do not actually like LGBT+ people with those God awful clothes! A vertical rainbow striped suit, how'd they know that's missing in every closet 🙄 Super low effort, weird clothes in a sad corner of the store. Could not be more transparent, just checking a box at a corporate meeting. How insulting! Then they had the women's section filled with prairie dresses, not a cute modern rendition, actual neck to floor prairie dresses in sad colors. WTAF Target.