Author Topic: Consumers creeped out by Target's 'tuck-friendly' women's swimwear: 'Shopping elsewhere' (Read 3190 times)

rangerrebew · « **Reply #25 on:** May 25, 2023, 05:01:52 pm »

What was it George Washington said to Americans in his Farewell Address? Don't get involved in entangling alliances.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #26 on:** May 25, 2023, 05:02:31 pm »

And another lemming jumps off the Bud Light cliff...

Bigun · « **Reply #27 on:** May 25, 2023, 05:17:37 pm »

Wingnut · « **Reply #28 on:** May 25, 2023, 05:40:15 pm »

A lot of husbands will have more money left at the end of the month!.

libertybele · « **Reply #29 on:** May 25, 2023, 05:57:12 pm »

...and there she tumbles .... $9B is a substantial amount. I'm glad to see it.

DefiantMassRINO · « **Reply #30 on:** May 25, 2023, 06:11:19 pm »

The executives running these companies seem to far removed from their retail customers.

The executives have also forgotten the Star Trek 2, Spock Principle: The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

Maybe these companies need to establish separate brands and distribution channels for their unicorn and rainbow items.

AmBev could have better protected the Budweiser brand if they established a new brand for their Pride Month marketing campaign ...

https://vimeo.com/169759649

andy58-in-nh · « **Reply #31 on:** May 25, 2023, 06:12:55 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on May 25, 2023, 05:40:15 pm

A lot of husbands will have more money left at the end of the month!.

Truth.

My wife goes to Target to buy three items, and comes home with a 2nd mortgage.

libertybele · « **Reply #32 on:** May 25, 2023, 06:17:46 pm »

Quote from: andy58-in-nh on May 25, 2023, 06:12:55 pm

Truth.

My wife goes to Target to buy three items, and comes home with a 2nd mortgage.

It's easy to get side tracked.

I normally buy all cleaning supplies, paper towels, garbage bags, etc., from Target. Also dog food and treats and a few grocery items.

So, I guess Wally World is where I'll have to go - nothing else really around.

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #33 on:** May 25, 2023, 06:54:48 pm »

Let 'em crash and burn till they learn.

Kamaji · « **Reply #34 on:** May 25, 2023, 07:39:22 pm »

In the last week it's dropped about $20 a share, from $160 to $140, so that reflects some pain.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #35 on:** May 25, 2023, 07:51:40 pm »

Someone somewhere is playing the options market (the putz with the puts) with these companies and making a killing with an inside track on their ad campaigns.

It is the only explanation I can think of that makes a profit.

Kamaji · « **Reply #36 on:** May 25, 2023, 07:54:52 pm »

Quote from: Smokin Joe on May 25, 2023, 07:51:40 pm

Someone somewhere is playing the options market (the putz with the puts) with these companies and making a killing with an inside track on their ad campaigns.

It is the only explanation I can think of that makes a profit.

Material nonpublic information; if the person is an insider or affiliated with an insider, that would be illegal trading, almost certainly.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #37 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:09:52 pm »

Quote from: Kamaji on May 25, 2023, 07:54:52 pm

Material nonpublic information; if the person is an insider or affiliated with an insider, that would be illegal trading, almost certainly.

Yeah, but who is looking? Everyone has been consumed with the Wokeness aspect.

libertybele · « **Reply #38 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:11:41 pm »

Quote from: Smokin Joe on May 25, 2023, 07:51:40 pm

Someone somewhere is playing the options market (the putz with the puts) with these companies and making a killing with an inside track on their ad campaigns.

It is the only explanation I can think of that makes a profit.

ESG??

Kamaji · « **Reply #39 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:14:11 pm »

Quote from: Smokin Joe on May 25, 2023, 08:09:52 pm

Yeah, but who is looking? Everyone has been consumed with the Wokeness aspect.

The SEC. They have some pretty significant big data machines that can sniff out odd trading patterns.

mountaineer · « **Reply #40 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:16:56 pm »

Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
I've obtained an EXCLUSIVE internal email from a TARGET LEADERSHIP to management.
Target reaffirming their support for grooming kids and LGBTQIA+ content for minors.
@Target wants to lose another $9 billion. Let's help them!

1:59 PM · May 25, 2023

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #41 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:20:46 pm »

Quote from: Kamaji on May 25, 2023, 08:14:11 pm

The SEC. They have some pretty significant big data machines that can sniff out odd trading patterns.

Right. They did a bang-up job on airline stock puts before 9/11.

libertybele · « **Reply #42 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:23:33 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on May 25, 2023, 08:16:56 pm

Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
I've obtained an EXCLUSIVE internal email from a TARGET LEADERSHIP to management.
Target reaffirming their support for grooming kids and LGBTQIA+ content for minors.
@Target wants to lose another $9 billion. Let's help them!

1:59 PM · May 25, 2023

No mention of their Satanic relationship.

American Girl · « **Reply #43 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:26:51 pm »

Psyops are conducted on employees just as much as grooming the customer base.

According to the letter, it appears Pride Month & Mental Health Awareness Month are the same month?
They are going to lose 50% of their market cap in the next 6 months
https://redstatenation.com/heres-the-internal-email-that-target-sent-to-their-employees-following-the-pride-month-disaster-things-went-from-bad-to-worse/

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #44 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:34:07 pm »

Target just got the Fool Around And Find Out bite on the butt.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #45 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:39:58 pm »

Target loses $9B in week following boycott calls over LGBTQ-friendly kids clothing
By Ariel Zilber
May 25, 2023 10:00am

Target has lost $9 billion in market value since angry social media users called for a boycott of the Minneapolis-based retailer over its rollout of the “PRIDE” collection featuring LGBTQ-friendly clothing for children.

A week ago Wednesday before the controversy erupted, Target’s stock closed at $160.96 a share, giving the big-box chain a market capitalization of $74.3 billion.

As of early trading on Thursday, however, shares of the company were trading off 1% at $141.76 — capping a weeklong tumble that has shrunk the “cheap chic” discount retailer’s value to $65.3 billion.

That amounts to a 12% drop that has shaved a whopping $9 billion off the company’s market capitalization.

Target said on Tuesday it was removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month after intense backlash from some customers who confronted workers and tipped over displays.

“Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” Target said in a statement on Tuesday.

more
https://nypost.com/2023/05/25/target-loses-8b-in-week-since-boycott-calls-over-pride-collection/

berdie · « **Reply #46 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:40:05 pm »

Quote from: Smokin Joe on May 25, 2023, 07:51:40 pm

Someone somewhere is playing the options market (the putz with the puts) with these companies and making a killing with an inside track on their ad campaigns.

It is the only explanation I can think of that makes a profit.

Very possible. Follow the $$.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #47 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:41:18 pm »

Pride and prejudice Target shopper tears down Pride sign as fury over LGBTQ merchandise spills into aisles

Alt-right internet personality Ethan Schmidt posted a video ripping a “#TakePride” sign from rack of Pride clothing at Target before stomping on it and kicking it.

more
https://nypost.com/2023/05/25/ethan-schmidt-tears-down-target-pride-sign-over-lgbtq-merch/

DB · « **Reply #48 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:41:32 pm »

Companies that want to enter politics have made a choice and are fully responsible for the consequences. Suck it up buttercup.

DefiantMassRINO · « **Reply #49 on:** May 25, 2023, 08:42:36 pm »

Seems Executives are forgetting their fiduciary responsibilities to shareholders and bondholders.

Usually corporations, or their founders, setup separate Foundations to advocate or support causes.

That's why I like to call this type of wokeness "The Nonsense" - it's an unecessary, self-inflicted distraction and negative value proposition that destroys enterprise value or goodwill.