There had been some backlash to that move on social media, and an online petition was created encouraging shoppers to boycott Target over the policy. Target spoke about this issue as it reported quarterly earnings results, which showed the store’s turnaround hit some turbulence this summer. Online sales grew 16 percent at Target this quarter, a slowdown from the 23 percent year-over-year growth seen in the previous quarter. Categories such as baby, kids, wellness and higher-end “style” products delivered comparable sales that outpaced results overall. Overall, though, Target’s revenue for the quarter slipped to $16.17 billion, while profit tumbled 9.7 percent to $680 million, or $1.16 per share.

Source: Washington Post August 17, 2016 16:21 UTC