I’m curious to hear your thoughts on why Walmart (and Amazon) aren’t facing similar boycotts for their DEI shifts? Personally I thought that this would be a massive shift in how people shop, but it just seems like it’s one company vs a revolution. Like I thought small local shops would see a windfall of new customers.
I think people are boycotting them but it wasn’t as large scale as target. Target had some people with a lot of influence publicly go against them which really helped. It was more mainstream. It’s not a “controversial” boycott like Palestine/BDS movement boycotts so a lot more people join as well.
People are definitely boycotting Amazon online shopping.
… there was an Amazon boycott back in March… I used to buy groceries on Amazon; not since March. $100-150/month…. They took a hit in 2nd quarter, beyond expectations. Amazon announced layoffs of 14,000 managers and UPS is laying off 20,000 drivers as a result since Amazon is their biggest client.
There’s currently a Walmart economic boycott through Memorial Day on Monday.
If others are like me, they’ve simply closed their wallets for all except absolute essentials to help weather all the chaos. It’s have an impact that we’re likely to see in coming months as companies layoff workers and increase use of AI to cut costs.
I did a quick Google search of companies planning 2025 layoffs and it’s across sectors.
We consumers drive 2/3 of the economy so absolutely us cutting spending will have an impact.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Tech:
Microsoft, Panasonic, Meta, and Google are among the tech giants experiencing layoffs.
Energy:
Chevron and BP are cutting jobs, with Chevron announcing a potential 15-20% workforce reduction.
Retail:
Kohl's and Estée Lauder have announced layoffs as part of restructuring efforts.
Other Sectors:
Southwest Airlines, Workday, and UPS are also implementing job cuts.
Specific Numbers:
Microsoft is reportedly cutting 3% of its workforce (around 6,000 employees), Panasonic is cutting 10,000 jobs, and UPS plans to reduce its workforce by 20,000.
Reasoning:
Layoffs are often attributed to cost-cutting measures, restructuring, and the shift to AI.
Target has often tried to position itself as being more "progressive" than companies like Walmart, so anything that betrays progressive values is likely to hit them much harder than obviously and unapologetically capitalist companies like Walmart and Amazon.
I’m boycotting Walmart, Target, and Amazon. It’s great to hear that people are impacting Target’s bottom line (and I think Costco, which has stuck with its policies, has benefited), “working” implies that the boycotts are affecting company policies. The protest isn’t working if they don’t reverse the changes that prompted it.
Time to boycott lotteries too. A major lottery service provider just decided to remove all public-facing commitment to its DEI programs because they're worried it might affect their contracts. This, after years recruiting talent using messaging around their "progressive" values and "support" for the queer community, using our identities to help them attract top talent. They've also been silent on Palestine, aside from one message back in 2023 about October 7th that completely decontextualized the genocide. Also, THEY STILL PROVIDE LOTTERY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES TO "ISRAEL".
Those billionair jagoffs can collude with Trump all they want.
But we can make them find out that we normal people that (used to) buy their products are the ones that make up their precious bottom line.
They seem to think that regardless of what they do everything will stay the same regarding consumers and the economy.
Well it won’t. It won’t when you wreck the economy and send hundreds of thousands of people into unemployment.
Because consumers have memories and no marketing strategy can undo that, when you have lost the goodwill of the people.
So let’s help the people remember what were the Patagonias, Ben and Jerrys, Marc Cubans and what were the Teslas, Amazons and Targets of the world in these challenging times.
Send them into bankruptcy and let’s end billionairism. Because no one became to be a billionair by being a philantropist. There is always someone or something paying the price, like workers, taxpayers, consumers, animals or the environment.
Minneapolis Star Tribune recently posted an article regarding Target’s downward slide. Target mentioned the recent restructuring of their leadership. Perhaps that restructuring was more complex than this article stated but, once again, Target promoted males and fired at least two females as part of their restructuring. Target has never been committed to DEI other than only as a PR marketing tool.
I remember as a young woman in the 90’s a company said horrible stuff about black woman and Essence Magazine had a plan to boycott that company and put our money in companies that have our interests
Well that company apologized and immediately hired DEI programs🥰
BOYCOTTING TESLA WORKED …. MUSK QUIT …. IF YOU STOP SPENDING MONEY …. THE REPUBLICAN POWER BROKERS WILL GET THE MESSAGE TOO …. Stop buying cars … stop buying appliances … stop taking vacations …. Minimize your spending …. They think democrats have no choice but to accept their changes …. If you stop spending your telling them ….. IM NOT GOING TO ACCEPT IT!
I’m curious to hear your thoughts on why Walmart (and Amazon) aren’t facing similar boycotts for their DEI shifts? Personally I thought that this would be a massive shift in how people shop, but it just seems like it’s one company vs a revolution. Like I thought small local shops would see a windfall of new customers.
I think people are boycotting them but it wasn’t as large scale as target. Target had some people with a lot of influence publicly go against them which really helped. It was more mainstream. It’s not a “controversial” boycott like Palestine/BDS movement boycotts so a lot more people join as well.
People are definitely boycotting Amazon online shopping.
… there was an Amazon boycott back in March… I used to buy groceries on Amazon; not since March. $100-150/month…. They took a hit in 2nd quarter, beyond expectations. Amazon announced layoffs of 14,000 managers and UPS is laying off 20,000 drivers as a result since Amazon is their biggest client.
There’s currently a Walmart economic boycott through Memorial Day on Monday.
If others are like me, they’ve simply closed their wallets for all except absolute essentials to help weather all the chaos. It’s have an impact that we’re likely to see in coming months as companies layoff workers and increase use of AI to cut costs.
I did a quick Google search of companies planning 2025 layoffs and it’s across sectors.
We consumers drive 2/3 of the economy so absolutely us cutting spending will have an impact.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Tech:
Microsoft, Panasonic, Meta, and Google are among the tech giants experiencing layoffs.
Energy:
Chevron and BP are cutting jobs, with Chevron announcing a potential 15-20% workforce reduction.
Retail:
Kohl's and Estée Lauder have announced layoffs as part of restructuring efforts.
Other Sectors:
Southwest Airlines, Workday, and UPS are also implementing job cuts.
Specific Numbers:
Microsoft is reportedly cutting 3% of its workforce (around 6,000 employees), Panasonic is cutting 10,000 jobs, and UPS plans to reduce its workforce by 20,000.
Reasoning:
Layoffs are often attributed to cost-cutting measures, restructuring, and the shift to AI.
Target has often tried to position itself as being more "progressive" than companies like Walmart, so anything that betrays progressive values is likely to hit them much harder than obviously and unapologetically capitalist companies like Walmart and Amazon.
This too!
Oh that’s perfectly said! It felt more personal somehow for Target to backtrack? That sounds dramatic, but it’s true lol.
I’m boycotting Walmart, Target, and Amazon. It’s great to hear that people are impacting Target’s bottom line (and I think Costco, which has stuck with its policies, has benefited), “working” implies that the boycotts are affecting company policies. The protest isn’t working if they don’t reverse the changes that prompted it.
Time to boycott lotteries too. A major lottery service provider just decided to remove all public-facing commitment to its DEI programs because they're worried it might affect their contracts. This, after years recruiting talent using messaging around their "progressive" values and "support" for the queer community, using our identities to help them attract top talent. They've also been silent on Palestine, aside from one message back in 2023 about October 7th that completely decontextualized the genocide. Also, THEY STILL PROVIDE LOTTERY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES TO "ISRAEL".
Boycott lotteries anyway. They are nothing but a tax on hope.
Boycotts work
Always!
Those billionair jagoffs can collude with Trump all they want.
But we can make them find out that we normal people that (used to) buy their products are the ones that make up their precious bottom line.
They seem to think that regardless of what they do everything will stay the same regarding consumers and the economy.
Well it won’t. It won’t when you wreck the economy and send hundreds of thousands of people into unemployment.
Because consumers have memories and no marketing strategy can undo that, when you have lost the goodwill of the people.
So let’s help the people remember what were the Patagonias, Ben and Jerrys, Marc Cubans and what were the Teslas, Amazons and Targets of the world in these challenging times.
Send them into bankruptcy and let’s end billionairism. Because no one became to be a billionair by being a philantropist. There is always someone or something paying the price, like workers, taxpayers, consumers, animals or the environment.
This is us storming the Bastille.
Minneapolis Star Tribune recently posted an article regarding Target’s downward slide. Target mentioned the recent restructuring of their leadership. Perhaps that restructuring was more complex than this article stated but, once again, Target promoted males and fired at least two females as part of their restructuring. Target has never been committed to DEI other than only as a PR marketing tool.
Hey Billionaires,
Do you hear and see this?
It appears that WE DO have a tremendous amount of POWER!
Keep fucking around and find out! 🖕🖕
Have been. It's not hard.
Boycotting Amazon would be even better
🥰🥰🥰
I remember as a young woman in the 90’s a company said horrible stuff about black woman and Essence Magazine had a plan to boycott that company and put our money in companies that have our interests
Well that company apologized and immediately hired DEI programs🥰
Boycotts work
Protests work
Strikes work
Divesting work
Don’t Stop
GREAT!!!! They should never have backed the Antichrist. They won’t recover.
Bankrupt this and every cowardly entity that caved to this vile regime.
Good News indeed
I hate boycotts.
BOYCOTTING TESLA WORKED …. MUSK QUIT …. IF YOU STOP SPENDING MONEY …. THE REPUBLICAN POWER BROKERS WILL GET THE MESSAGE TOO …. Stop buying cars … stop buying appliances … stop taking vacations …. Minimize your spending …. They think democrats have no choice but to accept their changes …. If you stop spending your telling them ….. IM NOT GOING TO ACCEPT IT!
If only they had bothered to see that target had been dropping for years. But acting like the lefts boycott matters is what is important
Keep it up!