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Economy
The Target boycott has reached a boiling point ‐ and sales may suffer as a result
2016-05-16
That's the problem with public virtue signalling -- it's usually polarizing, annoying at least half of potential customers. It's because of the risk of lost sales that wise business managers avoid politics like the plague it always becomes.
[YAHOO] Target is facing a nationwide backlash for its support of transgender rights.

More than 1.2 million people have signed a pledge to boycott the retailer after it announced last month that it would welcome transgender customers to use any bathroom or fitting room that matches their gender identity.

Critics have been holding protests and demonstrations at stores across the country, and they are showing no signs of dying down.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Come to Target for all your child molesting needs.
Posted by: regular joe   2016-05-16 16:45  

#7  All the GOD money has been pulled out.
Posted by: newc   2016-05-16 13:57  

#6  Target has doubled down on rape friendly bathrooms. They are counting on this all blowing over in a few weeks. This needs to go to the next level. 1. Cancel Target store cards. 2. Target marginal locations where a 5% drop in business means closing the store.
Posted by: Iblis   2016-05-16 11:06  

#5  Simply require single use. Have a sign occupied or available. Lock also. Temporarily provide port a potties to provide convince if needed. Have a required voice recording say "Deal with it" for the impatient ones.
Posted by: Dale   2016-05-16 06:11  

#4  ...Will be interesting to see what happens next - Target doesn't dare reverse the policy, lest they be called Hateful, Uncaring, Etc., but if the numbers drop they gotta do something.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2016-05-16 05:09  

#3  There is respect for diversity. Then there is cramming your aberrant mental condition down other's throats. This is the latter.
Posted by: Claimp Grundy1671   2016-05-16 02:19  

#2  What do the stockholders feel about it? I hear that Target lost about $2.5B (that's BILLION) of stock value since he made his pronouncement.
The Board will not be happy.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-05-16 01:33  

#1  I have seen a big drop off in customers at my local Target. Cornell should have taken the opportunity to STFU, just like his competitors did. Bad quarter, bye bye Brian. If not sooner.
Posted by: Jort Wittlesbach4106   2016-05-16 00:36  

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