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   On 29 Nov 2021, Iobaties  posted some   
   news:so3ijd$ild$6@news.dns-netz.com:   
      
   > Lee wrote   
   >   
   >> Brian Cornell doesn't make decisions for society.  He misunderstands   
   >> his role, and does not understand one of the first major rules of   
   >> business regarding existing customer relationships, "Majority rules,   
   >> majority supplies your company revenue, Brian."  Brian Cornell should   
   >> be removed.   
      
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   Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy slammed Target, claiming   
   it “spit in the face” of its customers by releasing “PRIDE,” an LGBTQ-   
   friendly line featuring “tuck-friendly” swimwear and apparel including   
   pro-gay messages for kids.   
      
   Ramaswamy told Fox News that Target — which reported a $9 billion loss in   
   market value since the controversy over its Pride collection erupted —   
   that the loss is not the result of a boycott.   
      
   “That’s not a boycott, that’s just a response to a company that chooses to   
   spit in their face. I have no doubt that many companies do find wokeness   
   to be a good short-term trick,” he said Wednesday, according to Fox.   
      
   Ramaswamy added that “if a company makes a conscious business decision to   
   alienate a significant portion of its customer base, then it’s totally   
   fair game for its customers to respond accordingly.”   
      
   Target’s “wokeness” that the Republican presidential candidate was   
   referencing came in the form of “tuck-friendly” women’s swimwear.   
      
   The suits offer extra fabric in the crotch area, allowing trans women who   
   have not had gender-affirming operations to conceal their private parts.   
      
   Other clothes in the Pride collection are designed for children, including   
   T-shirts that say “Pride Adult Drag Queen ‘Katya,’” “Trans people will   
   always exist!” and “Girls Gays Theys.”   
      
   A week ago Wednesday, before the row over the LGBTQ apparel began,   
   Target’s stock closed at $160.96 a share, giving the big-box chain a   
   market capitalization of $74.3 billion.   
      
   As of Thursday afternoon trading, shares of the company were down 2.7% at   
   $139.24 — capping a weeklong tumble that has shrunk the “cheap chic”   
   discount retailer’s value to $64.25 billion.   
      
   That amounts to a 12% drop, resulting in an eye-popping $9 billion loss in   
   market value in the one-week time frame.   
      
   Target has since said it was pulling some of the Pride items from its   
   shelves, citing “threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and   
   well-being while at work,” though it was unclear which specific clothing   
   items would be removed.   
      
   Last week, Target CEO Brian Cornell dismissed the uproar over the   
   retailer’s new line, saying the products are good for business and “the   
   right thing for society.”   
      
   Ramaswamy, the author of “Woke, Inc.,” disagreed, saying wokeness is “bad   
   for companies and society at large in the long run.”   
      
   Since jumping on the Pride Month bandwagon, Target has “put a target on   
   its back from its base of consumers,” Ramaswamy added. “Just ask Budweiser   
   how that worked out for them,” he said.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2023/05/25/target-spit-in-the-face-of-customers-with-   
   pride-merch-vivek-ramaswamy/   
      
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