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Target admits DEI rollback and boycotts contributed to sales decline
A new lawsuit claims Target misled shareholders about the risks of its diversity and inclusion initiatives, and now billions ...
Target's sales are tumbling — and its DEI moves aren't helping
Target reported a sharp drop in comparable sales in its first quarter and cut its outlook for the full year.
Target stumbles as tariffs hit earnings and sales fall amid DEI backlash
Target now expects a “low single-digit [percentage] decline” in sales for the fiscal year; it previously forecast 1 percent ...
Target reports dismal earnings amid DEI ‘headwinds’ and says two C-suite women leaders are on the way out
The retail giant Target continues to wander in troubled territory.
Target slashes outlook after tariffs, DEI boycotts slam sales: ‘We’re not satisfied with these results’
The Minneapolis-based retailer now expects net sales to fall by a low single-digit percentage, abandoning earlier hopes for a modest increase.
Ditching DEI hurt Target's sales in first quarter
Sales at Target stores that have been open at least a year were down 3.8 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared with ...
Target Lets Go Pair of Executives Who Had Supported DEI Programs
Target Corp., facing financial headwinds and pushback over its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, has dismissed ...
Target’s leadership shuffle: Can a new strategy reverse sales slump and DEI backlash?
Michael Fiddelke, chief operating officer (COO) and former CFO, will oversee a new, multi-year “enterprise acceleration ...
Tariff uncertainty, DEI backlash hurt Target’s results. Price increases are ‘the very last resort,’ CEO says.
Target said that reaction to the rollback of its diversity, equity, and inclusion plans was a headwind in the first quarter ...
Target cuts sales outlook as retailer blames tariff uncertainty and backlash to DEI rollback
Target will report its fiscal first-quarter earnings Wednesday, as the Minneapolis-based cheap chic retailer tries to get ...
Target sales fall, guidance lowered in first results since it dropped DEI programs
Target has reported a drop in sales and lowered its guidance for 2025 in its first results since dropping its diversity and ...
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Target sales slump amid tariff war, DEI change backlash
equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The Minneapolis-based retail behemoth has been trying to drum up traffic and return to growth in back-to-back quarters, but CEO Brian Cornell characterized ...