Target stores adding bathrooms

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I'm surprised we haven't went with private bathrooms, everywhere.
That would end the hoopla.

http://m.startribune.com/target-will-spend-20-million-to-add-single-private-restrooms-to-stores/390474791/

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Target will spend $20 million to add private restrooms to stores



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By KAVITA KUMAR , STAR TRIBUNE 
August 17, 2016 - 11:20 PM


Target Corp. will spend $20 million this year to add family restrooms to the rest of its stores to appease critics upset with its policy of allowing transgender people to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
All but 300 of Target’s 1,797 stores already have private, single restrooms in addition to women’s and men’s restrooms. Most of the stores that don’t have that option will be updated by November, and the final couple dozen stores in the chain will have them by March 2017.

The Star Tribune reported in May that the Minneapolis-based retailer would make the restroom renovations, and executives provided additional details in a conference call with reporters Wednesday after Target reported disappointing sales in its second quarter.
“Some of our guests clearly are uncomfortable with our policy,” said Cathy Smith, Target’s chief financial officer, adding that the company wants to make sure it offers a safe and welcoming environment for all shoppers.
While Smith acknowledged that it’s hard to tease apart the factors that affect sales, she said executives don’t believe the issue has had a material impact on sales. On Wednesday, Target reported a 1.1 percent drop in comparable sales, its first such slide in two years, and a surprising 2.2 percent decline in store traffic in the May-to-July second quarter.

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