Target, DEI

Target facing retribution at home for rolling back DEI intiatives
Target is not welcome at the Twin Cities Pride Festival this year despite being a longtime sponsor, organizers say, because the company recently ended some of its DEI programs.
Target becomes latest company to roll back DEI programs
One of the country’s largest retailers said it will end the diversity, equity and inclusion goals it sets in three-year cycles and curtail racial equity initiatives.
Target Is Latest Retailer Rolling Back Its DEI Initiatives
Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is No. 7 on The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2024 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America, with nearly 2,000 locations. Walmart U.S. is No. 1 on The PG 100, while Costco is No. 3. PG also included all three companies on its Retailers of the Century list.
Target will not have a presence at Minnesota Pride event after rolling back DEI efforts
Target is among other companies rolling back equality initiatives in response to criticism from conservatives and new pressure from the White House.
Twin Cities Pride to cut ties with Target over DEI rollback
Target's announced rollback of some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives is drawing backlash locally. State of play: Target said in a fact sheet that it would conclude its "three-year diversity,
Target bans DEI, Twin Cities Pride bans Target
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Target gets booted from Twin Cities Pride festival after rolling back DEI efforts
Twin Cities Pride executive director Andi Otto says the nonprofit made the decision because Target is not standing up “against those who are fighting against us.”
‘Deeply disappointed’: Twin Cities Pride organizers end relationship with Target following DEI roll back
On Sunday, organizers with Twin Cities Pride called on the LGBTQ community to help raise funds for the event, adding that Target's absence will eliminate $50,000 in funding the event normally receives.
Tabitha Brown Asks Fans Not to Boycott Target Over DEI Cuts
The popular influencer urges her fans to reconsider Target boycott over DEI cuts, warning of the unintended impact on other ...
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Target ends some DEI initiatives, reiterates commitment to belonging and inclusion
Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer Kiera Fernandez cited “the importance of staying in step with the evolving external ...
Trump's anti-DEI executive orders target employee resource groups, federal workers say
Federal agency workers say that professional groups meant to support employees, many of whom are from marginalized ...
The Lip Bar Founder Addresses Target DEI Rollbacks As Debates Over Protest Continue
Melissa Butler, founder of The Lip Bar, addressed the DEi Cutbacks at Target as calls to protest the store loom.
Target becomes latest company to backtrack on DEI initiatives
Target is ending its DEI program this year, the latest corporation to step away from such policies in the face of scrutiny ...
Target is ending its diversity goals, joining other major companies scaling back DEI programs
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back ...
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‘Blindsided’: Twin Cities Pride fundraising to fill $50,000 gap after dropping Target sponsorship
Twin Cities Pride decided to cut ties with Target as a sponsor, which meant losing $50,000 of funding for the year.
Target is the latest company to roll back some DEI programs
Target is joining a wave of US companies pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as right-wing ...
Suppliers, partners rethink relationship with Target after diversity pullback
Target gave local filmmaker Leonard Searcy a $35,000 grant in October. Searcy was set to meet with the Minneapolis-based ...