Target's roughly half-billion-dollar revenue miss was not a DEI problem. It was a governance failure communicated publicly in the worst possible way — and the company is still paying for the communication, not just the decision.
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DEI at mid-market companies in 2026: a post-SFFA, post-Bud Light, post-Tractor Supply playbook for C-suite leaders running programs that are legally defensible, commercially aligned, and durable under political volatility.
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