Target to pull LGBTQ-themed items from some stores during Pride Month: report
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Reuters
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May 9, 2024, 7:11 p.m. ET
Target is planning to cut LGBTQ-themed merchandise from some of its stores during Pride Month this June, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, after a backlash hit sales of the retailer last year.
Target plans to offer the full assortment of the merchandise online but is examining store-level data to decide which physical locations will carry the products, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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Last year, Target was forced to remove some items from transgender designer Erik Carnell’s Abprallen brand, pointing to an increase in customer-employee confrontations and incidents of Pride merchandise being thrown on the floor.