When Shoppers Boycotted Target Because the Chain Had a Policy

question 25

Multiple Choice

When shoppers boycotted Target because the chain had a policy of not allowing solicitors, including the Salvation Army, to collect money outside their doors, Target responded by ________.

• A)donating $9 million to the Salvation Army
• B)launching an advertising campaign claiming that the company supported a variety of charities and did not include the Salvation Army
• C)creating a department in its stores for inexpensive used goods
• D)allowing solicitors, including the indigent homeless, to solicit money just inside the front entrances to their stores

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