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Target CEO Brian Cornell Stepping Down Amid Plummeting Sales & DEI Boycotts (atlantadailyworld.com)

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Photo: Getty Images North America Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down from his longtime position amid declining sales and the fallout from its DEI rollback. According to CNN, Cornell, who served as the CEO of Target for 11 years, will transition to executive chairman beginning on February 1, 2026. He will be succeeded by … Continued

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[–] HorreC@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

He is still there, he will be the chairman of the company, if it bumps in numbers he still gains. The boycott should stand till he is gone from the company.

[–] thegr8goldfish@startrek.website 1 points 1 week ago

Angela Collier is a predominantly science based YouTube content creator but she had an interesting video on how Target shot itself in the foot by alienating their core customer base. She initially thought it would be hard to give up her regular Target visits but after the DEI debacle prompted her to boycott, she realized that she didn't need any of the crap she was buying from them. I don't think any new CEO is going to be able to convince her, or millions of similar customers, that she actually does need that crap.