At Target’s request, the retailer’s CEO, Brian Cornell, will meet with Rev. Al Sharpton in New York City this week to discuss, presumably, what the retailer can do to avoid future calls for boycotts, according to CNBC.
In January, the company decided to end several of its DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) initiatives, including efforts to secure more items from Black- and minority-owned businesses. Shortly after that decision went public, several civil rights groups began to call for boycotts of the retailers. Since late January, according to Placer.ai, an analytics firm that tracks estimated visits to stores, Target has seen a 10-week decline in foot traffic, impacting sales and profits. Read more at www.thegrio.com.
