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Reuters reports: U.S. President Donald Trump met with major retailers, including Walmart, Home Depot,Lowe’s and Target on Monday to discuss broad-based tariffs likely to raise the cost of everyday goods that they import. Big U.S. chains, like Walmart and Target, rely heavily on imported goods, and tariffs — including 145% levies on China — are expected to add strain on …

CBNC reports: Shoppers will likely see produce prices increase in the coming days due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports, Target CEO Brian Cornell said Tuesday. Cornell said Target relies heavily on Mexican produce during the winter months, and the tariffs could force the company to raise prices on fruits and vegetables as soon as this week. “Those …

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: Florida is facing off with a retail giant over claims the store’s political correctness cost the state’s public employees retirement fund millions. Newly sworn-in Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, whose predecessor Ashley Moody replaced Marco Rubio in the Senate, filed a class-action lawsuit against Target Corporation, accusing the retailer of misleading and defrauding investors by concealing …

CNBC reports: Target on Friday said it’s rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs — including some that aim to make its workforce and merchandise better reflect its customers. In a memo sent to its employees, the Minneapolis-based retailer said it will end its three-year DEI goals, stop reports to external diversity-focused groups like the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality …

Axios reports: For the fifth year in a row, the majority of the nation’s largest retailers will keep their doors closed on Thanksgiving. Shopping for last-minute ingredients ahead of the holiday meal is limited with Walmart, Target, Trader Joe’s, Publix and many grocery stores closed Thursday. Walgreens stores nationwide will be closed on the holiday for the second year. COVID …

ABC News reports: Target is helping people put an affordable meal on the table this Thanksgiving with a four-serving offering that only costs $20. The retailer announced the return of its popular Thanksgiving meal on Monday, and it’s $5 less than last year. The $20 dinner includes all the traditional Thanksgiving favorites: A Good & Gather Turkey up to 10 …

NBC News reports: Target will soon stop accepting personal checks as a form of payment at checkout. In a statement to NBC News, the retail giant said it was committed to creating an easy and convenient checkout experience — but that due to “extremely low volumes,” it would no longer take personal checks starting July 15. It said it has …

Business Insider reports: Pride this year at Target is shaping up to be a lot smaller, shorter, and quieter than it once was — and there’s a good chance you might not see it at all. Whereas last May, Target’s Pride collection featured more than 2,000 items online, this year’s assortment consists of several dozen items — fewer than 75 …

“When Americans are silent, we are playing right along with the deception that is destroying the lives of many young people. What we have is not our own. God has entrusted you with the resources to buy food, clothing, the necessities of life. “Do you think He would really want you sending that to an entity that uses the profits …

Bloomberg News reports: Target Corp. won’t sell LGBTQ-themed merchandise in some stores during Pride Month in June, after a backlash dented revenue last year. Target faced threats from some customers last year over its Pride merchandise. The Minneapolis-based retailer plans to offer the full assortment online but is considering store-level data to decide which physical locations will carry the products, …

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 …