{"id":46419,"date":"2016-08-17T18:08:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T22:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=46419"},"modified":"2016-08-17T18:11:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T22:11:38","slug":"boycotttarget-company-reports-a-7-2-decrease-in-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=46419","title":{"rendered":"#BoycottTarget: Company Reports a 7.2% Decrease in Revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->American Family Association<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/boycotttarget.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46420\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/boycotttarget.png\" alt=\"boycotttarget\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/boycotttarget.png 800w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/boycotttarget-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/boycotttarget-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Target allows men to use the same restroom and changing rooms as women and little girls. More than 1.4 million people have signed the pledge to boycott Target until the retail giant changes its policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Since April, Target&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sv.afasv.net\/t\/ecbbbZL6QAHKjUKvEGoaYLMh4C3paaaaPGZlBL0JM4sa?t=96934268-6-4&amp;f=iblfrfknds_qubpmodds.odu&amp;k=e&amp;w=\"><span class=\"s2\">stock has dropped<\/span><\/a> from $84 per share to $67 per share. A nearly 20% drop in stock value.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Today, Target released dismal second quarter earnings<\/b> which included the time-period in which the boycott began. A few key takeaways, according to a report from <a href=\"http:\/\/sv.afasv.net\/t\/ecbbbZL6QAHKjUKvEGoaYLMh4C3paaaaPGZlBL0JM4sa?t=96934268-6-4&amp;f=iblfrfknds_qubpmodds.odu&amp;k=f&amp;w=\"><span class=\"s2\">Market Watch<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Target (TGT), stock dropped dramatically in premarket trading on Wednesday<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">For the quarter that ended July 30, earnings fell to $680 million, or $1.16 a share, from $753 million, or $1.18 a share, in the same period a year ago<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Revenue fell 7.2% to $16.17 billion<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Same-store sales declined 1.1%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">AFA has met with Target on two occasions, once at their corporate headquarters and once at their annual shareholder meeting but we still believe Target doesn&#8217;t value the safety of families because they&#8217;ve refused to take back this dangerous policy. Because Target refuses to address our concerns, the boycott will remain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You can see examples of what Target&#8217;s dangerous policy can and has led to at <a href=\"http:\/\/sv.afasv.net\/t\/ecbbbZL6QAHKjUKvEGoaYLMh4C3paaaaPGZlBL0JM4sa?t=96934268-6-4&amp;f=iblfrfknds_qubpmodds.odu&amp;k=g&amp;w=\"><span class=\"s2\">www.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sv.afasv.net\/t\/ecbbbZL6QAHKjUKvEGoaYLMh4C3paaaaPGZlBL0JM4sa?t=96934268-6-4&amp;f=iblfrfknds_qubpmodds.odu&amp;k=h&amp;w=\"><span class=\"s2\">afa.net\/target<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After seeing Target&#8217;s latest earnings report, the retailer can&#8217;t afford to have millions of families shopping with their competitors. The privacy and protection of women and children is important and that is why we will continue to stand against Target for its reckless policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>TAKE ACTION<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sign<\/b><b> <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/sv.afasv.net\/t\/ecbbbZL6QAHKjUKvEGoaYLMh4C3paaaaPGZlBL0JM4sa?t=96934268-6-4&amp;f=iblfrfknds_qubpmodds.odu&amp;k=j&amp;w=\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>#BoycottTarget pledge<\/b><\/span><\/a>. Encourage family and friends to sign the pledge, too.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>Print AFA&#8217;s &#8220;<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/sv.afasv.net\/t\/ecbbbZL6QAHKjUKvEGoaYLMh4C3paaaaPGZlBL0JM4sa?t=96934268-6-4&amp;f=iblfrfknds_qubpmodds.odu&amp;k=k&amp;w=\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Pass-Along sheet<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>&#8220;<\/b> to share with family, friends, neighbors and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>Share the boycott information<\/b> on social media and be sure to use <b>#BoycottTarget<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>Voice concerns<\/b> on <a href=\"http:\/\/sv.afasv.net\/t\/ecbbbZL6QAHKjUKvEGoaYLMh4C3paaaaPGZlBL0JM4sa?t=96934268-6-4&amp;f=iblfrfknds_qubpmodds.odu&amp;k=l&amp;w=\"><span class=\"s2\">Target&#8217;s Facebook page<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If our mission resonates with you, please consider <a href=\"http:\/\/sv.afasv.net\/t\/ecbbbZL6QAHKjUKvEGoaYLMh4C3paaaaPGZlBL0JM4sa?t=96934268-6-4&amp;f=iblfrfknds_qubpmodds.odu&amp;k=m&amp;w=\"><span class=\"s2\">supporting our work financially with a tax-deductible donation<\/span><\/a>. The easiest way to do that is through online giving. It is easy to use, and most of all, it is secure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tim Wildmon, President<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">American Family Association<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}