Nationwide — Target CEO Brian Cornell is scheduled to meet this week in New York with civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, as the company faces mounting backlash over its rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Although no formal boycott has been announced, many Black consumers have already stopped shopping at Target, contributing to a notable drop in store foot traffic and a decline in the company’s stock performance. The meeting, which was initiated by Target, comes after it announced in January that it would eliminate its three-year DEI goals and stop reporting to external groups such as the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.
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