Target’s challenges run deeper than DEI backlash, and resistance to its policy change only added to its issues.

Target’s chief executive officer is planning to meet this week with the Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton's civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled backed their diversity,

As Target deals with an ongoing boycott, CEO Brian Cornell's meeting with Al Sharpton in a move that could put further pressure on the brand.