Target and Walmart saw foot traffic fall up to 9% amid shopper boycotts over DEI rollbacks Website and app traffic also dipped as protests and “economic blackouts” took hold Costco, which maintained ...

The February 28 boycott was part of a growing trend of consumer activism targeting corporations for decisions on issues such as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. Organizers hoped to ...

Target was hit the hardest by a national boycott last week against retailers who reversed course on their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), according to reporting by Forbes. The retailer ...

The holiday sales bump didn’t last long for Target and Walmart. Both retailers saw foot traffic fall over 5% in February and decline again in March, according to a report by Placer.ai. The declines ...

Data is starting to come in from the Feb. 28 consumer one-day economic blackout as more boycotts of specific retailers prepare to launch, including a 40-day fast against Target that starts Wednesday ...

Target just reported fourth quarter net sales declined 3% and warned that February topline performance was “soft,” after civil rights leaders called for a Target boycott in Black History Month for ...

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Organizers of several consumer boycotts that have been underway since early February say they are having an impact as shoppers avoid certain retailers. Leaders of the current consumer boycotts, which ...