Usage of the acronym “DEI” in Fortune 100 company reports had the steepest decline between 2024 and 2025, decreasing by 98%, while each individual term also declined significantly: Mentions of ...

Target and Walmart both faced boycotts over pulling back from their DEI efforts. But Target got the worst of the effects.

After announcing a rollback of DEI initiatives in January, a boycott of the retailer has led to a decline in sales and foot traffic, impacting the company's bottom line. It looks like the Target ...

Target just found out that diversity matters. Their sales took a noticeable decline after dropping their DEI programming. As spotted on Daily KOS the national retailer experienced a noticeable ...

The report underscores broader trends, such as the decline of DEI mentions in corporate earnings calls—dropping from over 300 in Q2 2021 to fewer than 30 in Q4 2024. These shifts reflect a ...

The earnings report did not mention DEI. According to Placer.ai ... the Retailer Experienced a Significant Decline in Customer Foot Traffic. ." Instagram, 22 Mar. 2025, https://www.instagram.com ...

Target Corporation has acknowledged a direct connection between its decision to scale back diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and a substantial decline in quarterly sales performance.

Mentions of DEI in annual filings from S&P 500 companies A line chart showing hundreds of lines, each representing the number of mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion in annual filings from ...