Target’s CEO Slams ‘Gut-Wrenching’ Threats Over LGBTQ-Themed Goods
- Workers in stores, service centers suffered abusive treatment
- Critics say the retailer is caving as culture war escalates
Target Corp.’s top executive hammered the aggressive behavior that some customers directed toward employees because of the retailer’s collection of LGBTQ-themed merchandise.
The company removed some items from its collection for Pride Month in June, which honors lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, saying a rash of threats made workers feel unsafe. That move followed “many difficult days of deliberation and decision-making,” Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell said in an internal memo.