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I think the point of the person you are replying to is that you are in a very, very small minority. So small that a decline in foot traffic at Target is likely only correlated with a decline in foot traffic, and nowhere near a cause of it.

It's not that small a minority within the market segment target has been successfully focusing on for two decades.

Agreed. When Target pushed Starbucks-in-Target, it was pretty obvious how they were positioning.

And granted, their furniture design is pretty nice, compared to what their competitor big-boxes stock.

Enough drops of water eventually make a puddle. Target was already second fiddle to Walmart so alienating a consumer base they spent years deliberately tailoring marketing for is not a good idea if the boat is already leaky.

I have stopped shopping there as well, but continue to shop at Amazon. Amazon is clear that they are a corporation who only cares about the bottom line. I can respect that vs Target who is pandering.

On a similar note, my family eschews Hobby Lobby for similar ideological reasons.