Post AVx8Z0DXFcEORGvPBQ by indie1337@social.vivaldi.net
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 (DIR) Post #AVx84Bj0PqvD9Tx3QG by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
       2023-05-23T16:56:15Z
       
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       You know what's funny about the #Target situation, I really think their current scandal could sink the company. This is mostly due to what I would call "The #Starbucks Effect". Just like how #McDonalds changed the complete design of their stores to match #Starbucks, #Target changed their whole design to match other, more modern stores like #Walmart. Granted, it's not entirely a bad design, but they removed a competitive advantage that they held over #Walmart, because they used to offer a different experience while selling the same products. But after they killed the popcorn machines and neutered the food courts, and removed the neat #LED lighting, the former #Target fans (the core audience that was pretty passionate about the store actually) slowly started to drift away. They additionally lost a bunch #Christian families and shoppers with the addition of their androgynous #CatAndJack kids clothing line, which is central at their scandal today (but funny enough this is nothing new and has been happening for years).Now they everyone knows they've gone "full #BudLight", there's little reason to go there. Nobody wants to go to a store just to support its ideological message, #Target no longer offers anything unique to #Walmart, and what's more, the #Walmart stores are actually bigger now and are probably a better place to go if you want to do a whole shopping run and get everything you need at just a single place.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVx8AdfdQZtlYrS0hc by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
       2023-05-23T16:57:25Z
       
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       TL;DR #Target already lost their core audience with design changes over the past 15-20 years, and they lost the right-wing audience years ago with #CatAndJack--now that the clothing line has turned into a scandal, they're losing middle of the road people who don't want to be part of a sociopolitical minefield just to buy furniture and baby clothes.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVx8JQmuh6YADG31DE by indie1337@social.vivaldi.net
       2023-05-23T16:58:59Z
       
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       @realcaseyrollins You should see how many boxes and boxes and boxes and boxes of Cat & Jack clothes we've bought at HUGELY discounted rates. Makes great auction fodder.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVx8QvEbtOPCfWZgno by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
       2023-05-23T17:00:21Z
       
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       @indie1337 Nobody bought it because none of it was good, I don't think. Not to mention it was a #Target brand so it might have been slightly more expensive.#Target makes good clothes and actually has some fire clothing lines--but #CatAndJack ain't one of em!
       
 (DIR) Post #AVx8Z0DXFcEORGvPBQ by indie1337@social.vivaldi.net
       2023-05-23T17:01:48Z
       
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       @realcaseyrollins I agree on all counts.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVxEUCEPkq5pyeQZGa by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
       2023-05-23T18:08:10Z
       
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       @indie1337 Nobody bought it because none of it was good, I don't think. Not to mention it was a #Target brand so it might have been slightly more expensive.#Target makes good clothes and actually has some fire clothing lines--but #CatAndJack ain't one of em!