Melissa Repko
Retail Reporter at CNBC
Retail reporter @CNBC. Alumna of @DallasNews + @ColumbiaSpec. Reach me at [email protected].
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cnbc.com | Gabrielle Fonrouge |Melissa Repko
Target CEO Brian Cornell met with the Rev. Al Sharpton in New York on Thursday as the retailer faces calls for a boycott and a slowdown in foot traffic that began after it walked back key diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the civil rights leader told CNBC Wednesday. The meeting, which Target asked for, comes after some civil rights groups urged consumers not to shop at Target in response to the retailer's decision to cut back on DEI.
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nbcnews.com | Gabrielle Fonrouge |Melissa Repko
By and Target CEO Brian Cornell will meet with the Rev. Al Sharpton this week in New York as the retailer faces calls for a boycott and a slowdown in foot traffic that began after it walked back key diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the civil rights leader told CNBC Wednesday. The meeting, which Target asked for, comes after some civil rights groups urged consumers not to shop at Target in response to the retailer’s decision to cut back on DEI.
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cnbc.com | Amelia Lucas |Melissa Repko
For millions of low-income Americans — already rattled by the threat of tariffs and higher prices — changes to a program that helps with grocery costs could make life more expensive. House Republicans are seeking to cut $230 billion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's budget over the next decade to pay for tax cuts. The Senate version of the bill calls for at least $1 billion in USDA cuts.
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flipboard.com | Amelia Lucas |Melissa Repko
Trump Admin Deports Teen With No Criminal Record to El Salvador Prison: ReportWilmer Gutiérrez last saw his son the morning of Feb. 24. Later that day, his nephew called to tell him that 19-year-old Merwil Gutiérrez had been …
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telemundo47.com | Melissa Repko
Walmart, propietario de Sam's Club, planea impulsar su expansión abriendo alrededor de 15 nuevas tiendas por año en el futuro y remodelando todas sus aproximadamente 600 ubicaciones en todo el país, dijo el miércoles el director ejecutivo del club de almacenes, Chris Nicholas. Con el impulso de esas nuevas ubicaciones, Sam's Club apunta a duplicar su membresía en los próximos ocho a 10 años, dijo en el día del inversionista de Walmart. Sam's Club ya tenía planes de expansión agresivos.
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