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BusinessAugust 21, 2023

Target, the Minneapolis-based retailer with a store in Cape Girardeau, saw its comparable-store sales fall 5.4% in the three months ending July 29, Wall Street Journal reported. Backlash from Target's LGBTQ-themed Pride Month collection is believed by analysts to be at least part of the cause of falling revenue...

Retailer Target has reported comparable store sales for the three months ending July 29, fell 5.4%, further than the low-single digit percentage drop projected by the Minnesota-based retailer, according to Wall Street Journal.
Retailer Target has reported comparable store sales for the three months ending July 29, fell 5.4%, further than the low-single digit percentage drop projected by the Minnesota-based retailer, according to Wall Street Journal.Associated Press file

Target, the Minneapolis-based retailer with a store in Cape Girardeau, saw its comparable-store sales fall 5.4% in the three months ending July 29, Wall Street Journal reported.

Backlash from Target's LGBTQ-themed Pride Month collection is believed by analysts to be at least part of the cause of falling revenue.

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Retail rival TJX, owner of Marshalls and T.J. Maxx, saw a 6% revenue jump in the same quarter.

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