Taylor Telford

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Taylor Telford

Target stumbles as tariffs hit earnings and sales fall amid DEI backlash (washingtonpost.com) Target stumbles as tariffs hit earnings and sales fall amid DEI backlash By Taylor Telford 2025052113521600 Target slashed its financial outlook for the year Wednesday as it reported weaker-than-expected earnings amid tariff uncertainty and customer pullbacks — tied not only to a challenging economic environment but to a backlash against the company's decision to end certain diversity, equity and...

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Lerman |Taylor Telford

Consumers are getting hit by surprise tariff bills (washingtonpost.com) Consumers are getting hit by surprise tariff bills By Rachel Lerman; Taylor Telford 2025051610001000 Some shoppers are getting surprised with new fees from online purchases, sometimes days or weeks after ordering, as tariffs on Chinese goods hit U.S. consumers.

3 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Taylor Telford

Marty Zuniga, who helps organize PrideFest in St. Louis — one of the Midwest’s biggest LGBTQ+celebrations — could tell by January thatthis season would be unlike any he’s seen. That’s when Zuniga noticed that corporate contacts weren’t answering his emails. In the weeks that followed, longtime partners like Anheuser-Busch declined to sponsor this year’s two-day festival while others slashed donations, leaving him with a massive gap in his budget.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Taylor Telford

Big brands distance themselves from Pride events amid DEI rollback (washingtonpost.com) Big brands distance themselves from Pride events amid DEI rollback By Taylor Telford 2025050512053000 Marty Zuniga, who helps organize PrideFest in St. Louis — one of the Midwest's biggest LGBTQ+ celebrations — could tell by January that this season would be unlike any he's seen. That's when Zuniga noticed that corporate contacts weren't answering his emails.

1 month ago | phillytrib.com | Eric Lau |Taylor Telford

Corporate America’s embrace of DEI - the abbreviation for diversity, equity and inclusion - was already eroding before the Trump administration began purging what it calls “illegal and immoral” programs across the federal government and agitating for similar changes in the private sector and academia.