Target’s rollback on DEI initiatives has ignited a strong backlash from progressive consumers and advocates. They perceive this move as a betrayal of the company’s previously upheld values.

Target 's ( TGT -0.48%) troubles have continued thus far in 2025. The retail giant came into the year reeling from market share losses to Walmart, weakness in discretionary categories, and problems ...

The changes come after a rough quarter for Target, with sales at stores open for at least a year tumbling 3.8% compared to the same quarter a year prior. This was partly because of tariff-related ...

Target is under more heat than companies like Walmart, John Deere or Tractor Supply because it went further in its DEI efforts, and it has a more progressive base of customers than those companies.

Samantha Latorre, 31, of West Babylon, said Target eliminating its DEI programs, which protect people, mean she will choose to spend her money elsewhere. “It’s not right at all,” she said.

Target Moves From DEI to ‘Belonging’ Evan Clark. Fri, January 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM UTC. 3 min read. Target Corp. is joining in the corporate migration away from its diversity, ...

Target was honored for its “outstanding commitment to achieving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)” in 2022 by the Executive Leadership Council, a prominent organization of global Black CEOs.

A new report claims a coordinated campaign of fake X accounts stoked tensions over Target’s DEI rollback and manufactured online outrage.

Discount store chain Target said it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives while Costco shareholders vo… ...

Target on Friday said it's rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs — including some that aim to make its workforce and merchandise better reflect its customers. In a memo sent to ...

But Target’s retreat on DEI has provoked backlash and calls for boycott on the left, including from civil rights groups and the heirs to one of Target’s founders.