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Article: Target vs. Salvation Army? It's about more than just bell-ringers.(Opinion)
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- The NonProfit Times
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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As the holiday season drew to a close, the Target Corporation apparently drew the wrath of the public for denying Salvation Army bell-ringers the opportunity to solicit charitable contributions in front of Target stores. The crescendo of criticisms aiming at Target seems to have been more than a bit choreographed by people with political agendas.
Why Target and why now? Target is hardly the only retail chain to conclude that winnowing through requests from charities wanting to solicit money, denying everyone but the Salvation Army, leads to increasing problems and exposure to charges of unfairness. Reportedly, stores such as Barnes & Noble, discount drug store ...