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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 ...
Tariff uncertainty, DEI backlash hurt Target’s results. Price increases are ‘the very last resort,’ CEO says.
Target said reaction to the rollback of its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts was a headwind in the first quarter.
Target (TGT) Warns of Full-Year Sales Decline After Discretionary Slump and DEI Backlash
The company reported a 2.4% decline in transactions and a 1.4% drop in average customer spending. While digital sales rose ...
Target’s leadership shuffle: Can a new strategy reverse sales slump and DEI backlash?
Target is shaking up its leadership team. The retailer continues to experience lagging sales and foot traffic, due in part to ...
Target cuts sales outlook, cites DEI backlash and tariff uncertainty
Target has reduced its full-year sales forecast, with its CEO signaling price rises over tariffs have not been ruled out and ...
Target stock tumbles again as customer backlash over its DEI rollback takes a bite out of sales
Retail giant Target reported a decline in sales for Q1 2025, with executives conceding that consumer dissatisfaction is part ...
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 ...
Tariffs, DEI backlash take toll on Target’s Q1 earnings
The company cut its guidance for sales and earnings and now expects a low, single-digit decline in sales, down from a ...
Target Faces Falling Sales This Year as Turnaround Falters
The retailer’s sales fell short of expectations, and it slashed its full-year financial forecast, citing a “challenging” ...
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What Target DEI changes cost the retailer in revenue
Target reports 7% sales decline after rolling back DEI initiatives, facing community boycotts and advocacy group protests ...
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‘I Ain’t Stopping Now’: Backlash Erupts Over Tabitha Brown’s Stance on Black Authors in Wake of Target Boycott Controversy
Tabitha Brown is choosing to address “uneducated hate messages” with love. The social media sensation with more than 13 ...
Target cuts sales outlook amid tariffs and DEI backlash
The retailer faces rising challenges from inflation, supply chain shifts, and changing consumer sentiment that have weighed on its first-quarter performance.