Company, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, declined to disclose number of stores where merchandise will not be available

Company, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, declined to disclose number of stores where merchandise will not be available

Target confirmed Friday that it won’t carry Pride Month merchandise at all stores in June after the discount retailer experienced a backlash and lower sales over its collection honoring LGBTQ+ communities.

Target, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, said decisions about where to stock Pride-themed products, including adult apparel, home goods, foods and beverages, would be based on “guest insights and consumer research”.

A Target spokesperson declined to disclose the number of stores where the merchandise will not be available, but the company said its online shop would offer a full assortment. The moves were first reported by Bloomberg.

  • seaQueue@lemmy.world
    1114·
    6 months ago

    Oh neat, now we’re letting fundamentalist extremists dictate what can and can’t be sold in stores. Surely this can’t go wrong.

    • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      6 months ago

      Haven’t we always?

      IMO, the only difference between the past and now is that they have to actively fight against it instead of it just being suppressed by the dominant culture (that felt the same way, but didn’t have to openly enforce it).