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Target CEO Blames Climate Change, Not Bathroom Policy, for Hurting Sales
2016-05-23
[Breitbart] As retailer Target sees its stock plummeting and sales dropping in the midst of a boycott over its recently announced pro-transgender bathroom policy, the company’s CEO is insisting the weather is the cause of falling sales, not the company’s bathroom policy.

In a recent Wall Street Journal interview, Target CEO Brian Cornell pegged the downturn in the company’s fortunes to the cold weather as opposed to anything the company itself is doing or not doing.

"It’s been a very wet and cold start to the year and it’s reflected in our sales," Cornell told the paper. "We haven’t seen anything from a structural standpoint that gives us pause."

In other words, the weather is responsible for the downturn, not Target’s "structural" transgender bathroom policy.

Indeed, a month after the initial announcement, the Target CEO came out to double down on the transgender agenda, so it appears the company is digging in heels instead of looking for ways at appeal to customers.
Posted by:Besoeker

#14  I was in a Target during the daytime about a month ago; it was dark inside., and kinda creepy as a result.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-05-23 21:40  

#13  I'd boycott Target, but I never shopped there anyway.

Another opportunity lost . . . .
Posted by: Barbara   2016-05-23 20:46  

#12  Getting more customers is good. They teach that in business school. Getting more customers at the expense of your existing customer base is not.

This suggests the payoff for getting involved in this mess is coming from somewhere beyond Target. (unless Brian's mum is shorting the heck out of Target stock)
Posted by: SteveS   2016-05-23 20:02  

#11  Technically Hy Brasil did not sink; it just stayed the same altitude while sea levels rose.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-05-23 19:53  

#10  The SEC should put him in jail for conspiring with hedge funds to lower the value of Target stock.
Posted by: 3dc   2016-05-23 17:21  

#9  I blame global warming because there's nothing I can do but posture about it. Now give me my $28 million in executive comp -- Target CEO Brian Cornell
Posted by: regular joe   2016-05-23 16:19  

#8  If you've got Target stock - better unload it now if you haven't already
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2016-05-23 14:14  

#7  But hey... he's bringing in the transgender, Perverts, and Pedophiles!
(/sarc)
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-05-23 11:24  

#6  The board needs to shitcan this guy quick before their stock options are worthless. He doesn't have a fucking clue.
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-05-23 11:07  

#5  Brian Cornell should take every opportunity to STFU before he drives Target out of business.
Posted by: Jort Wittlesbach4106   2016-05-23 10:09  

#4  "Hy-Brazil is NOT sinking!"
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2016-05-23 09:40  

#3  His hot air probably does qualify as Man Made Global Warming.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-05-23 08:38  

#2  Its hard to feel sorry for fools.

Some people are too stupid to live to be old.
TARGET seems to have petted a burning dog.
A fight they didn't need to get into. The worst kind.
And the Transgender folks won't even thank them.
This is HOW it feels to be a Loser. TARGET is a Loser.
Posted by: Lumpy Mussolini4073   2016-05-23 05:53  

#1   "...Remain calm, ALL IS WELL!!!!!!"

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2016-05-23 05:03  

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