Target isn't a black issue.
Why do you look at it as such?
Target’s CEO is stepping down as sales continue to plunge
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Why do you look at it as such?
I’m not ignoring it. I’ve said multiple times that’s part of the issue. I’m just not short sighted enough to think that people not returning as shoppers because of the policy shift has no impact. I guess Forbes writing stories on this was them being wrong too.
Field Marshall Bradley
Veteran
This is the main reason…. Consumer spending habits changed en masse about 10 years ago, and Target didn’t adjust… I’ve always told people that Target is a pig wearing makeup….thats why people think it’s better than Wal Mart… but Wal Mart knows it’s a pig and doesn’t try to be anything else….. I was on some fukk Target steeze in the very beginning of their popularity
So they replaced the CEO with the COO, I promise both were in that board meeting and both agreed on the DEI shyt before it was announced. This is all for public relations and we already know that CEO got a Golden parachute.
I’m not 100% sold on the DEI shyt even being the full reason.
I’m not 100% sold on the DEI shyt even being the full reason.
He's the fall guy. They agreed to the DEI shyt even though, as others said, they've been declining for a minute now.
People ain't leaving Walmart (not really a choice in many areas), but they'll leave Target.
short sighted is ignoring year long trends to focus on a few months. Right.
Looking at long term failure and decline isn't short sighted its longterm big picture thinking.
I think the boycott is a little blip on a long decline, so I don't see it as critical.
DeuceZ
Li pitit gason
Companies spent a decade saying diversity was ultimately good for the bottom line...then shyt on diversity and (coupled with tariffs from a candidate they supported) wonder why their bottom line is suffering 
I can't even remember the last time I been to Target...it was definitely before Covid though
MoshpitMazi
Moshpit Gxng/ Anti Fash
You crackers are fukking retarded, theyre losing money en masse in an unforced error. How was it a good strategic idea?
Dumb muhfukkas are ruining this country bro.
Well now you are being disingenuous and moving the goal posts. It went from no sustained impact to not critical
We can agree to disagree and KIM
Target thought it was a Black issue. From cancelling contracts with Black vendors in it's anti DEI push, to trying to consult with Al Sharpton to bring back lost Black customers.
Not disingenous at all. Haven't moved the goal post at all.
No sustained impact is non critical.
That said no problem, agree to disagree.
it's called the glass cliff.
Glass cliff - Wikipedia
The glass cliff is a hypothesized phenomenon in which women are more likely to break the "glass ceiling" (i.e. achieve leadership roles in business and government) during periods of crisis or downturn when the risk of failure is highest.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a><a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a> Other research has expanded the definition of the glass cliff phenomenon to include racial and ethnic minority groups.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a>
Origins
The term was coined in 2005 by British professors Michelle K. Ryan and Alexander Haslam of University of Exeter, United Kingdom. In a study, Ryan and Haslam examined the performance of FTSE 100 companies before and after the appointment of new board members, and found that companies that appointed women to their boards were likelier than others to have experienced consistently bad performance in the preceding five months.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a> This work eventually developed into the identification of a phenomenon known as the glass cliff – analogous to the concept of a glass ceiling, but implying the inability to perceive the dangers of the cliff's transparent edge rather than the false promise of elevated organizational positions which can be "seen" through a ceiling of glass but which are actually unattainable. Since the term originated, its use has expanded beyond the corporate world to also encompass politics and other domains.
Glass cliff for racial and ethnic minority leaders
The glass cliff concept has also been used to describe employment discrimination experienced by leaders who are members of minorities or disabled.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a>
Research analyzing the head coaches of NCAA sports teams found that men of racial and ethnic minority groups were promoted to higher leadership positions in times of crisis. Within historically Black colleges and universities, minority leaders were more often appointed than white leaders under all circumstances, but in other universities, minority leaders were appointed to leadership positions primarily in times of crisis. These leaders are also likely to suffer from high visibility, scrutiny and performance pressures that their white counterparts do not receive. The study also found evidence for the savior effect, the idea that organizations will look for "saviors", usually white, when minority leaders are unable to deliver high-quality performance results in times of crisis.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a>
President Barack Obama taking the oath of office in January 2009Outside of the NCAA, this has occurred in the political sphere. Often times, the 2008 election of Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States of America, during the 2008 financial crisis is viewed as evidence of the glass cliff phenomenon for racial and ethnic minority groups.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a>
In British politics, research has indicated that the Conservative Party sent Black and minority ethnic candidates to contest parliamentary seats that are harder to win than other candidates, indicating similar findings other research on the political glass cliff for women candidates. This phenomenon is specific, however, to the Conservative Party, which has traditionally promoted anti-immigration sentiments that may contribute to this.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a> The rise of Rishi Sunak as the United Kingdom's first prime minister of South Asian heritage, following scandals that brought down two prime ministers within a year, was described as an example of the glass cliff effect.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a>
Minority women face a duplicated glass cliff, being affected by both their gender and race.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>26<span>]</span></a> Black women are often given unsustainable amounts of work in higher positions, creating barriers in their careers. It has additionally been argued Black women may be promoted to leadership positions due to outdated stereotypes related to masculine traits Black women are perceived to have.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>27<span>]</span></a> In addition to struggles related to leadership, Black women are also likely to face an added weight of microaggressions and increased questioning of qualifications.<a href="Glass cliff - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>28<span>]</span></a>
Target was in trouble pre-DEI, but the DEI was the backbreaker. People expected Target to be mature adults, and have a left-leaning view. By rolling back the DEI, that sent a signal that Target was willing to bend the knee to a Authoritarian instead of being defiant.
It's why COSTCO is making a ton of money now.
Optics matter, and even if Target did re-enable DEI, the genie is out of the bottle.
It's why COSTCO is making a ton of money now.
Optics matter, and even if Target did re-enable DEI, the genie is out of the bottle.
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Superstar
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these mfs LOCK every item up
these mfs LOCK every item up