In addition to other efforts, the retailer will end a program focused on carrying more products from Black- or minority-owned businesses.

The move comes after US President Trump ended DEI hiring in gov’t jobs and encouraged the private sector to do the same.

Thirteen state attorneys general sent a letter to Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon asking him to reconsider the company’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion measures.

Target joins a growing number of US companies including Meta, Walmart and McDonald’s in retreating from work on racial and gender equity amid mounting pressure from Trump and other conservatives. The president has said programmes that seek to reduce discrimination against minority groups in the workforce are “illegal”,

Target is joining a wave of US companies pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as right-wing pressure leads companies to alter their commitment to hiring diverse candidates and expanding access.

Target is planning to conclude its three-year DEI goals and its Racial Equity Action and Change initiatives in 2025. It also promised to evaluate corporate partnerships “to ensure they are

Target is pulling back on some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, days after President Trump returned to the White House. Why it matters: The retailer follows a litany of major companies that have already scaled back DEI initiatives,