What to know about the DEI backlash hitting the US retail industry

A Target location in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania in 2016.
“When companies back away from DEI initiatives, it sends a message about their priorities.”
Tractor Supply Co, Walmart, Amazon. What do all these retailers have in common? They are part of a major wave of corporations that have been minimising or entirely shutting down their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) teams or programs in recent months. Target is the most recent big-box retailer to jump on the bandwagon after the company announced on January 24 that it would be backing away from several DEI initiatives it had previously launched. In an internal memo, Target’s chief communi

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