Target cuts Pride Month products from some stores after backlash

Driving the news: Target confirmed to Axios Thursday that the collection will be available on its website and "in select stores, based on historical sales performance."

• It was previously sold at all stores in past years.
• It was sold at all stores in past years.
• The LGBTQ+ merchandise will be sold in half of the chain's nearly 2,000 stores, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
• The Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote that this year's collection is smaller than past collections.

Zoom in: Target has offered an assortment of merchandise, which includes clothing, to mark June's annual Pride for more than a decade.

• This year's Pride collection will include adult apparel, home products, food and beverages that have "been curated based on guest insights and consumer research," Target told Axios.

Flashback: Target announced in May 2023 that it was pulling some merchandise from the Pride Month collection after confrontations between staff and customers over select LGBTQ+ items.

• The backlash and boycotts contributed to disappointing quarterly results, Target executives said in earnings calls.

What they're saying: "Target is committed to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month and year-round," the company said in a statement to Axios.

• Target said it will "have a presence at local Pride events in Minneapolis and around the country" and will "support a number of LGBTQIA+ organizations."

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