Target Retailer Blames Donald Trump for Lower Hispanic Shopper Traffic

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After over a year of falling foot traffic and tumbling stock prices, retail giant Target is now obliquely attacking President Donald Trump over the claim that his policies have driven Hispanics to avoid shopping in public.

 

At last week’s Fortune Brainstorm Tech event in Aspen, Colorado, Target Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell claimed that Hispanic shoppers, a sought-after demographic for retailers across the country, have stopped leaving their homes to shop, presumably for fear of being deported.

“The Hispanic consumer in the U.S. is shopping much less,” Cornell claimed according to MSN Money. “They are staying home. They are going out less often.”

 

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The company’s CEO and officers also had troubles. After four quarters of loss, Cornel had his salary cut and Target fired or released several top executives. The company also abruptly shuttered several high-profile projects meant to drive the company’s future.

All Target’s problems began after the company announced its transgender bathroom policy last year, telling customers and employees alike that men “identifying” as women could use whatever bathroom or changing room they want at any given time.

The policy brought a boycott that garnered over a million signatures in less than two weeks, and immediately following the transgender announcement the company’s foot traffic plummeted.

 

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/22/httpwww-breitbart-combig-government20170722americans-protest-very-fake-news-cnn-outside-of-atlanta-headquarters/

 

#feels 

 

Just makes you wanna say suspend all laws and cater to people who don't follow the law so social justice corporation can be more profitable. 

 

This is why the new era of politics-driven marketing makes little sense to me, I can't see how alienating half your customer base by stupidly involving one's self in controversial politics is sound business strategy.

Edited July 23, 2017 by IAMX

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

More abject stupidity. It's because retailers have suck for customer service and in line is kicking their fannys

 

Russians too

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Marshal Cohen, an analyst at NPD, said that there has “clearly been a pullback” among Hispanic shoppers. “There’s concern about going out in an environment where you could be deported,” Cohen claimed.

 

Boo Hoo Hoo you Americans and your legal privilege. 

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Perhaps they should Target customers here legally?

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Just now, Boiler said:

Perhaps they should Target customers here legally?

lol I see what you did there 

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If your business relies on customers who are illegal aliens you are not following a good business model and you deserve to fail.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Must not have an on duty MDL this weekend.  I

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28 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

Must not have an on duty MDL this weekend.  I

I was wondering that myself, although I haven't been around much either.

 

[Boiler 47,707]

Probably on a VJ Holiday.