Marketing
Target’s Black History Month posts slammed as ‘performative’ and ‘gaslighting’
Following Target backtracking on DE&I, there also are calls for a boycott.
DEI
E-Commerce
‘Equality’ appeared 26 times in NRF’s Big Show schedule in 2022. This year? Not even once.
Like many retailers, the trade group is backing off DE&I terminology.
Marketing
Fast food brands score worst among LGBTQ+ consumers for representation in ads
Only 2% of gay respondents say fast food and fast casual are the best at representing them.
Stores
Tractor Supply slashing diversity, equity, and inclusion panned at The Lead Summit
The head of the WOC Retail Alliance says it “creates a white space” for competitors.
E-Commerce
How Wayfair’s supplier diversity program helps Black-owned businesses
The program was introduced in February and, for now, will include Black-owned suppliers.
Operations
How DE&I programs can help retailers’ bottom line, and build workplace culture
80% of employees say they’re more likely to search for new work in the next year because their company has pulled back on “diversity commitments.”
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