Not soon enough. Have they learned antiwoke is broke?

And not donated a million dollars to the inauguration.

Good. I am still not shopping there.

Smoke and mirrors, he's still on the board of directors.

He's only moving from the face of Target to being the make-up artist. It's still all going to look like 💩 and he's still going to have a criminal amount of pay.

As I’ve written before: He won’t leave empty handed and will do some hefty shop-lifting on his way out.

Yep…good riddance

If people only knew what corporate culture in America actually looks like. C suite boardrooms are filled with sociopaths that would make Patrick Batemen blush. www.sakkyndig.com/psykologi/ar...

Cleanup in Aisle 12.

why wait?

He's supposedly staying on as their Executive Chairman, so he's not really going anywhere and I'm sure he's still got more money than I'll ever see.

Yep. Shoulda read the room. Had many chances to change course sorry not sorry.

How nice that you can cost the company $ billions and ‘opt’ to step down eventually in 6-8 months. In the real world, your ass would be shown the door.

It's odd that the "rules" don't apply to rich white men. 🤔

Don't be fooled, stepping down from CEO is just smoke and mirrors. He's the chairman of the board based on what others are reporting.

Bye racist cunt!

I haven’t been in a target for 2 years and I used to go at least once a week.

Same. Used to shop at Target because of inclusiveness. Haven’t been in a walmart in a decade, thought shopping at Target was better than Walmart. So haven’t stepped foot in a Target for 2 years. I shop Costco now.

You don’t need Target or Walmart. Shop Costco and buy items on EBay.

Woke is the future and anyone who refuses to see that will fall by the wayside.

That’s what ya get for thinking Trump is more important that Americans. We will Stand and we will win!

But he is staying on as chairman of the board

Sadly, the whole story - in plain speak... Target is duping the public... bsky.app/profile/koja...

His contract was up. This is theater to pretend boycotts worked.

My wife and I loved to shop at Target until they became complicit with the oppressors. We don’t shop there no more.

😂😂😂

Too late the Phalarope.

By February 1, we can cost 'em another few billion. Continue the boycott

Woke isn’t a slogan to abandon in the face of oppression. No more Rarget for us!

Yeah sure. Maybe Target, but he steps down as a very rich man.

It’s the acceptance of great wealth for a few that remains the problem. The worship of money, #Trump’s theme song.

In other words, he's still there for half a year.

Yep

😂🤣😂 Yeap, how much of an idiot can one be to feel the purchasing power of your own customers used against you when your agenda includes injustice!

And then a nationwide search for another white guy and then blame the tariff’s and not your shitty Trump policy and donations.

He wasn't fired, he's becoming the executive chair of the board. The current COO is taking the CEO position. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Opposite of woke = Eyes wide shut; where reality is optional and denial is a lifestyle. Hasta la vista Tarjay!

If you go anti-woke, you will go broke.

He’s still there. Target isn’t changing anything. They think that will help but keeping all the top executives won’t fix the problem as they condoned the path in the first place. Everyone needs to be replaced and then they need an apology marketing campaign to change their downward spiral.

He's rich no matter what. Any chance he shops at Target?

He’s actually stepping up with a promotion to chairman. Target can change executive roles all they want,we’re still not shopping there.

Dude looks like an overweight weasel that wants to consume your soul.

Why wait.

Not woke is broke.

No doubt he will land with a Golden Parachute.

He’s talking his money and running. 🏃

Yep. Got kicked upstairs into a newly created “executive chairman” position.

That figures.

Yep, just smoke and mirrors to make people think they got rid of the guy who caused this problem.

With how many millions in a golden parachute?

Mucho millions.

Woke: To be aware of what's important in life.

A better business decision… stay out of politics… his smugness did him in… and consumers paid him back… by not shopping there…

Why wait

Why wait until February??? Bk uses too big to miss?

These types need to Stay out of politics or which way the wind blows for now to sell more limerick

Get stepp’n. I’m not going back.

💯

Bye bye bad decision maker

He's not leaving. It's smoke and mirrors. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

I’m still not shopping there. If I get a gift card or gift from there, I’ll return it for the cash amount and take it to Costco. Fuck Target forever and ever. Same color scheme as Circuit City and heading to the same conclusion.

Take the money and run

Clearly woke isn’t bringing broke, but hooking your caboose to the Pedo Train is the kiss of death.

Target lost 12 billion in woke business.. lol That's why he's grabbing the parachute.

Sadly he still in power and gain a more powerful role of Target. He now the chairman of Target. A way higher position then a CEO (he was promoted).

have the day you voted for, #target

Yes! MAGA doesn’t have the power to bring down a corporation but WE do!

Yep. Haven’t shopped there since they decided DEI was a bad thing. Another boycotted retailer on my list.

I still won’t shop there!

Target banned woke and they are going broke. If they had just hired me as their CEO, I couod have told them "alienating a large portion of your customer base is a BAD idea." Hell I would have only cost half as much as their failed CEO

that changes nothing, not for him (he takes only another superpaid position), not fkr target, not for anyone, just a façade

another guy protecting pedophiles - our president is a Pedophile, and the republicans, conservatives and the MEDIA are Protecting him!! PROTECTING him!!! #pedophilepresident –

It is fascinating that the chain has missed every performance metric since betting the brand on capitulation. Guessing that they could gain enough with homophobes to offset the angry boycott sure to ensue was a sucker's bet. Still there is a collective censorship in the media of the obvious cause.

It just eyeshadow to try to take the heat off their losing business model!

Why wait? 🤔🤔

Unfortunately it appears although he's no longer going to be CEO he's going to fill another executive role in the company.

Yup. I'd have spent more money there to support them. Let's hope the lesson is learned. Just be nice to everybody. It's so simple.

Ich denke, ihr habt gerade einen Business-Termin für "Fick ab und geh" erfunden!

My son and DIL shopped at Costco and Target for pretty much everything. That's past tense now, they haven't shopped at Target for months. Yep they should have stayed woke.

Nah. Every company should stop performative bullshit. They should: Sell clothes and food. Curb wastage that cuts into your profit. Drop the whole customers are guests. Treat their employees decently. Stay the fuck out government. I'm at big box store to get stuff, not to make a statement.

You forgot "uphold existing discrimination in employment", because that is what abandoning DEI means. Not having progressive values is not neutral, but reactionary.

I feel any company that drops DEI so quickly, never actually put much effort into it. It's like how all the European leaders were glazing Trump at the peace talks meeting when you know they hate his fucking guts. If Target truly had cared, then none of this would have ever popped up.

Oooops

FAFO !

I believe the saying in "Go Fash - Lose Cash."

He is moving to the board. He is not leaving. It is a ploy.

He's not actually stepping down, hes moving to a different position which actually may holds even more influence than the role he is leaving

Everything Trump touches..............

Good riddance

Just close the useless chain. It was never that great to begin with.

First time I’ve seen this guy. As expected, he’s looks douchy with a super punchable face.

It just goes to show that our money is our power. How and where you spend it matters. It might feel insignificant on its own, but this proves that selective spending by individuals can add up to massive change-even against oligarchs who think they own us. Every $1 withheld is a vote they can’t buy.

DEI is good you stupid sob!!!! That’s why you’re out of a job!! Karma, karma, karma!!!

He's not, he's still on the board of directors. It's all just smoke and mirrors.

Let’s guess how many millions he will take with him

He didn't leave, just no the CEO anymore, going to be the executive chair of the board www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

g'bye asshole but leaving not soon enough

Not leaving at all actually. He's going to be the executive chair of the board. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

oh fuck incompetence again rewarded

Falling asleep on the job is a sackable offence at Target, it seems...

He should be on the streets today

Admit their mistake and maybe they’ll get people back.

Replace him with a black woman!

Makes it look good doesn’t it? In reality the COO is moving to th CEO position and Cornell is moving to Chief Executive. When I saw the headline I thought maybe a bit of a change until I read they didn’t want an outside person.

Bye Felicia ✋

I still do not shop there

Obeyed in advance.

Bye bye. Go woke or go broke

He gets to pick when he steps down? He should have been fired a long time ago! Too late Target!

smoke and mirrors. He gets to pick when because he's going to be the exec chair of the board. Not a firing but a step up. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

But of course he's stepping up!😒 I will just continue to boycott Target!

The only thing I go into a Target for is the CVS Pharmacy. Currently in the process of just going to a CVS stand alone one that is a bit further away.

Every thing we do helps!

Go woke, go spend more time with your family

Target? What's Target?

Sadly, he put the target on his on back when he gave up his principles. Support Costco—a very fine company with scruples, as well as great products & service.

Poor Brian probably had a multi million $ parachute. He'll resurface and ruin another organization.

Was an at least monthly shopper (only 1 mile from house) never going back. Spent at least 3k annually.

Fuck him! That motherfucker has millions and millions in his pocket and doesn’t give a crap! These CEO’s get golden parachutes and lavish mega rewards while the rest of us struggle for every penny! Look at the disparity in frontline workers vs execs!

Proof that boycotts work.

Customer loyalty is worth more than they think it is.

Learn it!

I've done my part 👊 I was a regular shopper and dead stopped after the DEI rollback. The power of the people!

Stepping down but not leaving the company. Target is still Target and won't win my patronage.

He isn’t going far.

Oh dear .. ok who’s holding my beer?

What’s this guys net worth and why isn’t he considered a criminal? White collar criminals, #parasiteVillainaires and the pedoPOTUS are incinerating the brand of a nation that once represented a land of opportunity for immigrants and the rule of law

CEOs better remember where their money comes from. The power of the people ✊

Yes!! Rarely does the news make me happy, but this did. Resistance works!!

We haven't bought a single item from Target since they cut DEI. Happy to watch them go the way of Circuit City.

Release the Epstein files, Release the Epstein files, Release the Epstein files, Release the Epstein files, Release the Epstein files, Release the Epstein files, Release the Epstein files, Release the Epstein files, Release the Epstein files and furthermore...Release the Epstein files...

Good riddance. Next up, bed, bath and beyond!!!

I haven’t shopped there since!

I bet this loser CEO will still get a multimillion $$$ bonus.

Absolutely. Although their troubles I think predated their pivot away from woke such an asshole

Yup! That what really hurt them!!

I read that most people that rise to the level of CEO in major corporations must be sociopathic to have made the journey.

So he's there for another FIVE MONTHS?

It is because he did not get fired; he got promoted to executive chair of the board. This is a transition period for the COO to become the CEO. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

So it's not time to go back to Target, eh?

I'm doubtful I will ever go back at this point.

Fuck him

Yep they should have

Is he the same idiot that thought Canada was a good bet? They closed all their stores after 6 months 🤔

Does he have to negotiate his "golden parachute? Micah Parsons will have signed with the Dallas Cowboys before then...

Could he speed it up, like Sept. 1st?

Target can commiserate with Tesla. Two brands who forgot who their customers are.

Strictly a management reorganization in the hopes people will forget… we won’t! Continue the boycott … also … #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Agree, I have gone in since they altered their stand

Haven’t been in a target store for nearly 3 years. I shop resale stores like Habitat, and food stores like Lidl and EarthFare.

Know your customer base. (Proof that there are a lot of good, empathetic people in this country.)

They should have stayed woke, Costco stayed woke with record profits.

He should step down now!

“Effective immediately” should be his next memo. He’s taking millions with him and leaving Target gasping for air with broken relationships, finances, and reputation. This is the legacy of men like him, women know it all too well. I sure do.

Go anti-woke, go broke. #TransphobicBigots #Bullies

@georgetakei.bsky.social Please consider updating or removing this. While he is stepping down as CEO, he's still going to be the executive chair of the board. This is just smoke and mirrors from Target PR. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

He really isn't stepping down but rather to the side as the new Chairman of the Board & being replaced by another in house lackey... It is all performative. They think this fake move will help people forgive them, but it will have no impact on their policies. I will continue to boycott them!

Exactly. We're not stupid. Unlike Maga, we read and get the real facts. Still won't shop there!

Make sure we all know where this snake slithers off to next so we can keep the boycotts going. Fish rot from the head. He’s the head.

Guess if you're not woke you're asleep, and when you are asleep, you miss out on things...

The moved him to the BOD, lateral move, PR stunt imo

They one of the first to drop DEI and were not hiding it all. Proud to be shit bags and they paid the price.

Target is a company that is plagued by poor judgement. A few years ago they opened stores in Canada and that didn’t last. Many such companies are headed by medium to older wealthy white guys and they just don’t understand what disadvantaged means. 🤷🏻‍♀️

And donated a million bucks to trump.

Glad they got a good return on their money

He put a target (pun intended) on the back of DEI and didn’t care to see who his customers were first. Big mistake.

BUT, they’re retaining him as chairman of the board.

Yes, can't beat a southern black church, a fiery pastor, and a sex pervert (People’s Union USA was founded by John Schwarz,) can you? Pick only one store, not the worst, not Kroger, Publix, Albertsons to boycott. Squeeze Target for money, lends a new meaning to blackmail

#FAFO

Dumb move for them - they bent the knee to trump and now face the consequences

Btw, he didn't leave, they made him the remain with the company as Executive Chairman of the board of directors. So now he gets the same pay or more pay as before. Don't celebrate... This mfker just got a promotion... And I'll still be boycotting

Just toss his ass to the curb today, fucking jackass.

Shoulda made that back in January

funny, I heard he got a promotion and will be in a new position for more money.... this is a ploy pure and simple.

Here is an article that supports what you heard. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

The CEO of Target was promoted to Chairman of the Board. There. The headline has been corrected.

🎯

Just renewed my Costco membership!

Us too recently. I miss some things about Target but that was an easy choice.

Happily. Was just chatting with hubby about their fair wages and benefits. Pleased as punch to be a customer. Targé? No way!

I love this

Woke is just a republican term for the concept of minding your own business

Isn't he actually being promoted, or did I misunderstand my read of the business news. I sincerely hope I'm wrong.

Summary: Role Transition: After stepping down, Cornell will become the executive chair of Target's Board of Directors.

You are correct. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

this is not what the Black culture means by woke. But...it's all performative.

No doubt. For years I shopped at Target instead of WalMart because Target better represented my values. Once Target decided to “dewoke” (whatever that means), I just went to WalMart because once all that’s left is price, you shop at the cheapest place.

I worked at Target for five years, started a week after I turned 16. Fun fact: I was flat out told I could not have a promotion I was qualified for (and was coving lunch breaks for) because I couldn’t use a walkie talkie. (I’m deaf)

Wow. 🤯. Sorry you went through that.

🤬

As someone with hearing difficulties myself (deaf in one ear), I'm so sorry! They're ridiculous!

Terrible.

They’ve always been problematic.

Holy crap! So sorry JJDiane. Thanks for sharing your story. Was never shopping there again, but your share helps me remember on a tired night to not stop at Target because it’s closer to my home ✌🏼💙

Oh hell no. -grandson of deaf grandparents one of whom was a professor at Gallaudet.

They FAFO. They pissed off the people that actually spent their money in their stores. Oops. 😬

Exactly the problem!

This is the chef's kiss meme for them. 👇

Leaving woke? Your publicly traded company's broke.

Smoke and mirrors. He got promoted. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Why wait 6 months? Go now.

😂

As a Minnesotan, I would agree

Like he gives a flying fuck: "Brian Cornell's net worth is estimated to be around $80 million as of 2025. He is the CEO of Target Corporation, and his wealth primarily comes from his role in the company and his ownership of Target stock"

Guess he learned in hindsight that ‘woke’ is good business

Buh byeeeee

“Wait what? Stupid hill Billy racists isn’t who was shopping at target? Guess we might have backed the wrong horse.”

All those trashy MAGAs flocking to the store makes it a terrible place to shop.

I was in Target at least once per week, until they killed their DEI program. Never set foot in the store again

Why wait

It's because he didn't get fired, he was promoted. it's smoke and mirrors. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Corporate capitalists are never woke. We must overthrow their fascist plutocracy now, before they kill us all.

Why not right away

Much like Amazon, Target is easy to forget about once you rip the band-aid off.

That is smoke and mirrors He has a better job with just as much influence They playing in yall faces. Look at the exec chair job duties. “Brian Cornell has stepped down as CEO of Target Corporation and will officially transition to the role of executive chair of the Board of Directors…”

He is staying on ad Chairman of the Board so no real change. Plus, this won’t fix Target. What they did was morally reprehensible.

Fight woke, go broke.

"Stay woke or go broke"; I don't make the rules.

Still not shopping there

My question would be what anti woke stuff made them think it would be successful?

Go woke or go broke !

His resignation is right on target!!

He’s not actually completely stepping down you know. He has a position now that is over the board, and thus over the CEO. It’s just a sneaky little move by target to make us think that they feel bad about what they did. But they don’t and they’re still sleazy and I still won’t shop there

Which corporate shareholder actually makes all the big decisions? Retail is screwed up as a group.

Don’t feel too bad for Brian… he can retire with, oh about $80 Million dollars.

He's still remaining on the board. Keep boycotting.

Absolutely 💯

Removing DEI got him fired. They may have said he stepped down, but it sure sounds like he was shown the door.

He was not, he is the Chairman of the Board. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Then the boycott continues...

Absolutely 💯

He definitely was !!

Except he is going to be executive chairman of the board of directors. So they are pulling a switcharoo, not a real firing. My boycott continues.

Right there with ya. And as always, I'm still boycotting Walmart.

Me too

He’s not going anywhere, just playing musical chairs

How are the shareholders allowing this to happen? I'd be pissed! Are they not a public company?

Why wait until February?

So he can get his year end bonuses and stock options.

Bingo. I am sick of long Covid too, Andrea. 3 years for me. Good thing it’s a “hoax,” eh?

😂

This is not about the word woke which simply means I understand something I didn't understand before. This is about hate and keeping people stupid.

He got promoted...

Someone needs to check his browser history 🤷

Not soon enough

He just moved to a different location. He's still with the company. And they can go out of business as far as I'm concerned