thier prices have always been more expensive and close to walgreens prices, they pride themselves as the bougie walmart version. they have also gotten rid of thier own in-brand items, in favor of cheapflationed items.
Get woke or go broke.
I called to specifically inform them that I was a decently regular shopper, as someone who avoids many “mega-corps”, and that in the wake of their anti-DEI move, I would never buy anything from them ever again.
Granted, I live in a city with many shops of various local varieties, and have other options. I’m aware the same chances aren’t available to everyone else.
Don’t choose politics when marketing your store. They eliminated some shoppers with the DEI stuff then they eliminated even more but removing DEI.
Maybe elected officials that keep defending this moron out of some kind of false sense of protection can take hint?
Maybe they can be voted out?
Have you seen these voters’ fucking voting record?
Thoughts and prayers.
I believe the American custom observed here is to shoot a firearm toward school children in celebration of the stock market crash? Idk- wouldn’t want a social faux pax!
I’ve not stepped inside a Walmart in over 10 years, I had shopped almost exclusively at Target, but that stopped after they bent the knee.
I still haven’t gone inside Walmart, but, they have curbside pickup. Do all my shopping through the app and they bring it out to my car. I don’t like that I’m supporting Walmart, but fuck, I’ve gotta get my shit from somewhere and it’s either Amazon, Walmart, Kroger or Target.
I’ve gotta get my shit from somewhere and it’s either Amazon, Walmart, Kroger or Target.
Honestly the fault for this shit storm lies with the government for allowing big box stores and grocery conglomerates to buy up smaller operators and dominate the market. And the origins of that lies with the Reagan/Thatcher trickle down bullshit.
If America could/would have seen through the lies and obfuscation in 1980 I believe everything would be radically different than it is now.
I’d still say Walmart is objectively worse. Target may have dropped DEI, but Walmart has too and they have multiple known practices to push out small companies, predatory practices and tricks to force their workers to live near poverty levels by denying them insurance and decent pay.
If the only options are equally shitty, you may as well go with the cheaper one.
A dramatic downturn of profits at Target immediately after they dropped their DEI policies sends a message. A downturn in Wal-Mart’s profits as they conduct business as usual does not.
Oh, I know… but they’ve always been shit and never pretended otherwise. Boycotting Target is to send a message to hopefully get then to stop being as shitty.
Honestly, it all really just seems pointless.
I’m not suggesting to shop at Target, just don’t spend your money at Walmart instead. Try to find local or other stores that have things. For example, in South Texas there are HEB Plus stores that have pretty much everything Target and Walmart have.
Have to agree. The Waltons are scum of the Earth.
You could try smaller, local businesses if Walmart and Target have not pushed them out in your area.
Kroger has better produce.
Walmart thanks you for ignoring the many 10,000 times worse horrifying business practices they perfected. Good for you though, the cause du jour stands.
Thanks for doing what you can. Unfortunately we live in a world of compromise, too many of us on the left let perfect ideals defeat good practices.
It’s not “not perfect” to pick Walmart over target. It’s like picking Hitler over some dude who killed two people.
Did you read a word I wrote? Many don’t have a good choice. Often doing the best you can, is all you can do.
They said they were choosing Walmart over target. So maybe you yourself did not read?
Just goes to show how bending the knee to the bigot brigade doesn’t work. Are more of the fat orange traitorous fuck’s cult shopping there?
No.
Target did exactly what they wanted- first by hiding their Pride merch last June, and then by eliminating their diversity programs- and the only result is the people who didn’t shop at Target still aren’t, but the people who did shop there are taking their business elsewhere.
Soon Target’s going to have to either try to reverse course to save face with their former clientele, or they’re gonna have to double down in an effort to attract more MAGAts to their rotting corporate corpse. And as InBev learned with Dylan Mulvaney, that’s not a decision you want to fuck up.
they should learn the lesson from appeasing hitler with sudetlands.
InBev stock is up 1.6% over the last year. If you’d bought stocks this January, you would have made about 30% profit.
InBev is doing fine, because they own over 600 brands globally.
Bud Light sales however are not doing fine. Its sales are down about 40% compared to pre-2023 levels, and has dropped from most-popular to third most popular beer. They pissed off the no-taste mouthbreathing MAGAts who were their primary customers by mailing Dylan one fucking can, and then pissed off everyone else when they threw Dylan under the bus immediately because the MAGAts started all bleating about it.
Target is now literally in that same position.
Every company/university that’s dropped DEI has done so under political terrorism. NOT ONE has said it cost them money, was ineffective, inefficient, a waste of resources, “didn’t align with their values” or any other scapegoat reasoning.
I’m not letting them off the hook, though. They were still cowards for giving in to the political pressure, and I’m glad they’re having regrets.
mainly because of vindictiveness of the trump administration.
I disagree that they’ve all done it under political duress. I think many of these companies have used the political environment to be shitty, and drop something they didn’t want to support.
I think it’s just like Republicans over the past 12+ years. Once Trump came along and normalized hate speech, it’s empowered other wastes-of-oxygen to do the same. They’ve always been racists and bigots, but now it’s acceptable to do it publicly. I try to do my part by calling it out when I can. Silence is complacency, so I’m all in on name and shame in the moment.
It’s not that there wasn’t any political pressure. It’s that the slightest bit of pressure caused them to pull the plug swiftly.
I think the companies who were led by people personally antagonistic to DEI already weren’t doing it. They started it when the political winds were in favor of DEI, found that it did something beneficial for them that was worth the investment (ultimately, increasing profits, probably through PR) and reaped what they could. But the slightest headwinds caused them to drop it, for lack of confidence it would be worth the continued investment. For others, it was beneficial enough this pressure didn’t change their decisions.
None of this is likely coming from company leaders caring about DEI for some sort of principled reason, just companies who care about only one thing, reassessing the value of DEI in terms of that one thing, $ return on spend. This is a group who needs subtler treatment than the anti-DEI crowd, this is fair weather friends who don’t care. What little we can do is reward those who don’t give in to the slightest push.
Honestly, I’m so damn pessimistic anymore that I default to the preparator being intentionally malicious. I’ve been burned too many times. You’re definitely right though, I just hate that it’s a thing. It’s nauseating.
Yes im pissed at Target but if alll the extra sales are going to Walmart, that’s worse.
Costco has increased foot traffic for 13 consecutive weeks, so not a bad guess people are going there.
I’m two hours from a Costco here in TN. I had a membership when I lived in Philly and loved it.
You should be shopping at Costco by default anyway. They are awesome. There are a ton of membership benefits beyond just shopping at the warehouse! (Costco Next, HVAC deals, auto financing, etc). You can sometimes pay for your entire membership with one transaction.
Costco also treat workers better.
Unfortunately Costco is just as shitty as all the rest of the huge american corporations. They’re just better at PR than most of the others.
the current president is shitty, but the founder isnt, the current ceo is the reason behind some of the costcos decline in certain items. i suspect the new ceo is behind all this.
Makes sense, though I suppose there are riskier bets than accusing the person in charge of being the one responsible.
Costco is the shiniest turd in the shit basket of mega grocery corporations. If I have to pick one, Im picking the best of the worst.
I’ve certainly seen worse rationalizations, cheers.
Ain’t got no Costco to go to personally. I go to a regional chain, but I am suspicious of the prices sometimes (why are the 12 packs of sodas often on sale for 14.88?)
Not to be a corporate defender but there is a methodology to the cents on prices charged by Costco. They correspond to various statuses. You can look it up but I highly doubt it’s a conspiracy to signal white supremacy lol.
Yeah this is a terribley stupid plan. Give Walmart a monopoly an objectively worse company
target was suppose to be where walmart refuse to build, basically it was a “bougie verison” of walmart.
TBF, Target largely brought this on themselves before the DEI stuff. They’re more expensive here than a proper dept store, and everything is locked in plastic and takes forever to get.
Can’t boycott what I already wasn’t using.
yup, and eliminated your instore brands, for cheapflation and shrinkflationed items. now its replaced by dealworth items.
You were just ahead of the boycott curve!
Looks like its down slightly too.
Nope both are being protested against.
Is the goal general harm, or directed harm that may have a positive result? If Target changes course and takes a moral stand (even if that decision isn’t made for all the right reasons), that’s worth more than hurting Target and Walmart equally.
I get that. And I hope that Target changes before it’s too late and you are correct.
Neat we are gonna be stuck with Walmart… That’s better?
This shit is dumb
Haven’t bought from Target since Feb 9. They used to be a store I bought from multiple times per week. I bought from them specifically because I didn’t agree with Walmart or their ethics, and Target — allegedly, I guess — was the opposite. A supporter of the community and social causes. Until it was convenient for Target to not do so anymore.
I have moved to other stores that have a backbone and stand up for their whole community and all of their employees.
Fuck that company. I hope they burn.
target used to have good choices, but lately, last few years thier items are lacking.
Love to see it. 💕
I went to Target during my errands just to use their bathroom, and was shocked at how empty it was. I was reminded of KMart when they started to die.
in certain areas, almost everything is locked up. this actually made less likely to purchase items.
i used to love going to kmart back then. close parking. easy in-and-out. no lines and no big crowds, not even friday after thanksgiving or christmas eve.
40 days should be indefinitely until management changes. As in those who “kissed the ring” must leave.
Good.
