Walmart Is Sticking With Pride Merch Despite Target Controversy

[riversedge]

I have not seen pics of maga folks going into Walmart and destroying the Pride displays like they did with Target!

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May 31, 2023, 7:12 PM

Walmart Is Sticking With Pride Merch Despite Target Controversy

A top Walmart Inc. executive said the retailer remains committed to its Pride Month offerings, even after competitor Target Corp. became embroiled in a controversy over similar products.

“We have merchandise that we sell all year that supports different groups,” Walmart Chief Merchandising Officer Latriece Watkins told reporters Wednesday. “In this particular case, we haven’t changed anything in our assortment.”


Target 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. The move made Target unpopular among several groups, with some ...
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Walmart has not made changes to LGBTQ-themed merchandise


Siddharth Cavale
Wed, May 31, 2023 at 6:28 PM CDT·1 min read


https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-not-made-changes-pride-232814883.html

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Last week, Target pulled some Pride-related merchandise, including items by transgender designer Erik Carnell, saying the products led to "volatile circumstances," such as confrontations between customers and Target employees, and customers throwing Pride merchandise on the floor.

Walmart also offers LGBTQ-themed merchandise tied to Pride Month, which is celebrated in June, including rainbow-adorned flags, clothing and accessories. Its "Pride & Joy" collection includes a $7.98 set of enamel pins with messages such as "Be you. Be Proud." and "You are enough."

Walmart's Watkins said the retailer hasn't changed its security measures in response to the confrontations Target cited at its own stores, adding that Walmart hasn't seen similar issues.

"In this particular case, when we think about security ...we have not done anything in particular differently related to security in our stores," Watkins said.

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Pride Month merchandise at a Target store in San Francisco on May 31.
Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

[70sEraVet]

1. "Love Makes a Family"! Oh, the horror! The Devil's merchandise, where CHILDREN can see it!

[sinkingfeeling]

2. I walked around the local Walmart store yesterday to see if they had a Pride display. I

found none and was surprised as they always had a large display in their Arkansas stores. I was going to take a photo to ask why the RW wasn't boycotting them.

[riversedge]

5. If you have time--or the desire--give your local Walmart manager a call and ask--why

no Pride merchandise??

[jcgoldie]

3. This is concerning...

... if rednecks can't shop at walmart, America may implode...

[riversedge]

4. I think they are hypocrites and will shop at walmart for the most part IMHO.

[Bettie]

6. Son's GF works at Target

in Iowa...college town.

She said all the employees are angry about the merchandise being moved to the back.