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A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company (www.cnn.com)

submitted 3 days ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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The boycott, which begins during the start of Lent, comes more than a month after Target made changes to its DEI programs and at a difficult period for the company as it faces an onslaught of tariffs in the middle of a challenging economy.

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[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago

First time I'm hearing of it, and I'm chronically online 😬 not a great sign for the movement

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's funny because a lot of conservatives started boycotting target years ago because the company pandered just slightly left. Now they pandered right and people on the left are mad. It's what that shitty corporation that pays slave wages deserves. The company could fail, and I'm here for it.

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

lol, target will be fine. Virtually nobody actually participates in these boycotts.

Don't do the silly fad boycotts, just stop shopping at the big problems. No Amazon, no Walmart, no Target, and obviously no Tesla.

[–] molten@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

40 day? I'm going permanent.

[–] EndofLife@feddit.org 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Targets to upperclass for me anyway.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

When we boycotting Dollar General?

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You should have been from the start. Dollar stores are straight up cancer to poor communities.

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Hard disagree, but only for specific stuff. Crafts, coloring books, crayons, small toys - kids stuff, basically - all awesome. Don't get food or shampoo or shit like that there.

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

My wife, usually apolitical as long as I've known her, has boycotted Target her favorite store. We used to go shopping at night when nothing was going on. Now, we save money and just hang out at the house. Fuck Target.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Haven’t gone there in years, but now I’m not gonna go even harder.

[–] satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Target is red flavor walmart.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I forgot to start shopping at Target. Honestly, what do they carry that every other department store doesn't?

[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Oddly the one in my town is a lot cheaper for things like Nature's Bakery bars than any other grocery store around. Still, stopped going there already and won't go back until they fix their shit.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 3 days ago

They have a lot of board games (and special versions of popular ones) that are literally exclusively only sold at Target.

[–] dirtycrow@programming.dev -1 points 3 days ago

Some people might shop there because it’s closer than Walmart. Also I’m not sure what a 40 day “boycott” will do to sales.