Target's Bathroom Renovation After enduring months of controversy and seeing their bottom line take a hit, Target will be investing $20 million to add private bathrooms in their stores to better meet the needs of transgendered patrons. These bathrooms actually already exist in most U.S. stores.
The move to formally enshrine the policy nationwide stems from the recent flare-up over Target's. It's been nearly one year since Target sparked a nationwide boycott over a bathroom policy that would allow "transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that. This overwhelmed mom was frustrated by what happens whenever she needs to use a Target restroom.
People weren't sympathetic. A social media controversy erupted when Target announced a chain. Target Chairman and CEO Brian Cornell said Wednesday its bathroom policy fits the retailer's long history of "embracing diversity and inclusion." Cornell told CNBC's "Squawk Box" he wants everyone.
Target makes a big move following furor over the company's transgender bathroom policy Target, a popular retail chain, has announced it will spend $20 million in the coming months to add single-stall bathrooms to hundreds of its stores a move that comes following furor over the chain's transgender bathroom stance. Target reiterated that it "welcomes" transgender employees and customers to use the bathrooms and dressing rooms corresponding to their gender identity. Target emphasized its support for inclusivity, when reiterating its policy welcoming transgender staffers and customers to use the restroom of.
Nearly 850,000 people have signed a pledge to boycott Target stores over the company's bathroom policy. The retail giant publicly stated last week that it allows "guests to use the restroom or. In 2016, conservative activists boycotted Target over a policy that allowed transgender employees and customers to choose the bathroom that corresponded with their gender identity.
Target has issued no public statement on the Richfield incident or other scenes at Target stores caught on video. In one, immigration officials leave a Target bathroom as shoppers and activists.
