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NBC News reports: Target is set to limit the number of items that can be purchased in its self-checkout lanes to 10 items or fewer. The retail giant said Friday that the change would take effect Sunday at most of its almost 2,000 stores nationwide. Some self-checkout lanes may also close entirely at certain hours depending on foot traffic patterns, …

The Messenger reports: Target’s new self-checkout policy has been met with criticism online, as customers complain that the 10-items-or-less limit is creating problems due to the store’s lack of staff. When this new policy was introduced in late November, John Mulligan, chief operations officer at Target, said it was meant to create shorter wait times for customers. However, for some, …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Target Corporation has new LGBTQ Christmas products that are not only offensive but completely unnecessary. Target has gay Santas and pride Nutcrackers on their shelves this Christmas season. Target has made a deliberate decision to display controversial products instead of wholesome ones at Christmas – a Christian holiday. This is a terrible …

As I reported earlier this week, the Family Research Council has called for boycotting Target because the chain is selling a Pride-themed nutcracker. So of course, Fox News has picked up the story: Target isn’t waiting until Pride Month in June to unveil new LGBTQ merchandise and has an assortment of Christmas-themed products available for the holiday season. Target’s website …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Target clearly hasn’t learned their lesson. Rather than pivoting after the backlash, the boycotts, and plummeting sales, they have decided to continue swimming upstream To most people’s surprise, Target has leaned into the very agenda that caused their demise. So, naturally, with Christmas around the corner, Pride ornaments are next on the agenda! …

CNBC reports: Target CEO Brian Cornell defended his decision to pull some of the retailer’s Pride Collection merchandise off shelves earlier this year, saying backlash against the items led to the most serious safety threats that he can recall in his decade with the company. In an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick that aired Thursday morning on “Squawk Box,” Cornell …

Axios reports: Target announced Tuesday that it is shuttering nine stores on Oct. 21 because “theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests.” Organized retail crime accounted for $112.1 billion in losses in 2022, a National Retail Federation report released Tuesday found. Organized retail crime — where gangs of thieves swarm stores for products …

Reuters reports: A conservative legal organization sued Target on Tuesday on behalf of an investor, saying the retailer misrepresented the adequacy of its risk monitoring when customer backlash over LGBTQ-themed merchandise caught it by surprise. America First Legal filed the lawsuit in Florida federal court on behalf of investor Brian Craig against Target, chief executive Brian Cornell and the company’s …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: “It’s time for the American consumer … to start putting their money where their values are,” Heidi St. John, founder of MomStrong International told Family Research Council President Tony Perkins in an interview on “Washington Watch,” referring to the outrage sparked by Target’s LGBT+ merchandising campaign. To bolster the conservative boycott effort, Family …

The National Desk reports: Seven Republican state attorneys general are warning Target that its recently launched Pride campaign, which included “tuck-friendly” swimsuits, may be in violation of child-protection laws. The letter sent Wednesday states that the seven officials are “concerned” with Target’s “promotion and sale of potentially harmful products to minors.” The AGs also claimed that Target “wittingly marketed and …

Redding’s ABC affiliate reports: In the midst of Pride month, a disturbing incident marred the inclusive spirit as fliers containing derogatory remarks about the LGBTQ+ community were discovered on multiple cars outside a Target store. According to Ashley Rawson, a person who received one of the fliers, they spent a brief period of time in the Target store before discovering …

Bloomberg News reports: A top Walmart Inc. executive said the retailer remains committed to its Pride Month offerings, even after competitor Target Corp. became embroiled in a controversy over similar products. “We have merchandise that we sell all year that supports different groups,” Walmart Chief Merchandising Officer Latriece Watkins told reporters Wednesday. “In this particular case, we haven’t changed anything …

From the president of the Southern Evangelical Seminary: Most of the world has heard by now of Target’s ‘Bud Light moment’ regarding the sordid display of their gay pride collection, much of which was directed at young children. But just when the large retailer thought that perhaps their stock had bottomed out, Fox News is reporting that in putting together …

Fortune reports: Target’s top executive hammered the aggressive behavior that some customers directed toward employees because of the retailer’s collection of LGBTQ-themed merchandise. The company removed some items from its collection for Pride Month in June, saying a rash of threats made workers feel unsafe. That move followed “many difficult days of deliberation and decision-making,” Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell …

“Conservatives have typically been not very good at boycotts. Part of the problem is that for some things it’s hard to substitute, Disney’s an example where you can be annoyed at Disney, but if your kids really want to go to Disney World, that can be hard to say no to. There’re not a lot of alternatives. There’s Six Flags …

Just in via press release: Recent pushback against businesses such as Anheuser-Busch and Target, blatantly organized by extremist groups, serves as a wake up call for all businesses that support the LGBTQ+ community. We’ve seen this extremist playbook of attacks before. Their goal is clear: to prevent LGBTQ+ inclusion and representation, silence our allies and make our community invisible. These …

“We need to go after Target in a very serious way. It is time for decent, ordinary Americans who do not believe in radical ideas in either direction to just say I will not allow my kid to be corrupted by this trans agenda and look Target – it looks like they’re caving. “They say they’re putting the clothes in …

The Associated Press reports: Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. “Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” Target said …

Just in via press release: For the past several years, Target has taken a strong stance on several issues that go against the values of Concerned Women for America (CWA). Now, with the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, Target’s corporate leaders announced that they will cover their employees’ travel if they live in a state where abortion has become …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Walmart Inc. is ending cigarette sales in some U.S. stores after years of debate within the retail company’s leadership ranks about the sale of tobacco products, according to people familiar with the matter. Cigarettes are being removed in various markets, including some stores in California, Florida, Arkansas and New Mexico. Walmart, which has more than …