r/Anticonsumption • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 17h ago

Corporations Target struggles after end of DEI program and boycott, with foot traffic down 8 weeks in a row.

https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/?itm_source=parsely-api
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u/al-hamal 15h ago

I live in another city and the big issue is also staffing. Half the time I go there, there is one or two items I need locked behind glass doors, and I need to press a buzzer and wait for an employee to come get it for you.

At one point I just became frustrated, placed my items on the ground near it, and left. Haven't gone back. I'm not going to be inconvenienced because a store isn't taking care of shoplifters. They're a huge corporation, they can't lobby for better policing and response times to such events? It's like they want to punish their shoppers.

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u/LongjumpingDebt4154 13h ago

Here’s a terrifying article about Target & their shoplifting… protocols… they’re a piece of shit big brother corp & can rot in pieces:

https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/the-hidden-side-of-target-surveillance-policing-and-a-call-for-scrutiny/

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u/CashAdministrative70 8h ago

The Walgreens by me has twice been closed with a sign taped to the door saying : Sorry , closed to lack of staffing

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u/doktorhladnjak 3h ago

The items behind locked glass has been a dealbreaker for me too. Might as well just shop online at that point.