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.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    7·
    6 months ago

    Best burn I ever heard needs some background. It came from one of two high school friends (but in our mid-20s at the time), both of who were (and are) queer, and both of who identified as gay and male in high school. But after high school, one of them got in a long-term relationship with a woman (they were even my roommates for a while). After they broke up, he said he identified as gay again. So the three of us were in a diner and the two of them got into a heated argument and finally, one of my friends says to the other:

    “Yeah? Well at least I didn’t turn straight for a while!”

    I don’t know how long I laughed for, but a pretty long time.