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Bud Light wins back 15% of boycotting drinkers following Dylan Mulvaney fiasco, survey claims
A survey by Deutsche Bank found that the number of Bud Light drinkers unlikely to buy the brand in the near future decreased to 3%. The boycott reportedly remains most...
Skittles blasted over new pro-LGBTQ packaging: 'Time to Bud Light them'
Skittles' new pro-LGBTQ message has conservatives calling for a boycott — and threatening a repeat of the Bud Light-Dylan Mulvaney backlash that cost the beer brand billions.
UK coffee chain slammed over trans ad showing surfer with mastectomy scars
Coffeehouse chain Costa is facing fierce backlash on social media over a cartoon advert that features a transgender man with scars reminiscent of ones after receiving double mastectomy.
Bud Light distributors no longer expect sales to recover from Dylan Mulvaney disaster
“Consumers have made a choice," said an executive at a Texas-based beer distributor who did not want to be identified. "They have left [Bud Light] and that’s how it’s going...
Maybelline under fire again for using bearded model in lipstick ad after Dylan Mulvaney flap
Maybelline is facing fierce backlash for posting an advertisement starring Ryan Vita -- a bearded and bald beauty influencer -- who's seen applying liquid lipstick.
Ben & Jerry's 'National Ice Cream Month' video slammed after July 4 'indigenous' tweet
"Find your nearest Scoop Shop now and celebrate National Ice Cream Month with us!" the caption read on the TikTok video posted by Ben & Jerry's.
Bud Light sales plunge 28.5% ahead of July 4, sister brands slammed in wake of Dylan Mulvaney disaster
“Budweiser trends have been slipping for a very long time, but it’s the Michelob Ultra negative numbers and now Busch Light negative trends that are most alarming to me,” Williams...
Bud Light sales take steepest hit yet since Dylan Mulvaney fiasco
For the week ending June 10, Bud Light sales dropped by a whopping 26.8%, according to the latest data from Bump Williams Consulting and NielsenIQ
Anheuser-Busch boss pushes new Bud Light rescue — but hasn't offered Dylan Mulvaney apology
Brendan Whitworth, the US boss of Anheuser-Busch, has yet to directly address the disastrous tie-up with the trans influencer.
NY AG Letitia James slams Target's move to pull Pride merchandise
At least 14 New York officials have signed a letter regarding Target's move, according to James -- who called the decision "wrong."
Target stores received bomb threats for LGBTQ community betrayal: report
Target stores in Oklahoma, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Louisiana received threats, though no explosives were discovered, The Washington Post reported.
Mark Cuban claims companies like Target, Bud Light going 'woke' is just 'good business'
In an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Sunday, the Dallas Mavericks owner spoke about the ongoing backlash against companies like Anheuser-Busch and the Target Corporation for promoting LGBTQ+ ideologies...
Garth Brooks says he'll sell 'every brand of beer' at his bar after Bud Light Mulvaney fiasco
"I want it to be a place you feel safe in, I want it to be a place where you feel like there are manners and people like one another,"...
More than 200 LGBTQ groups demand Target restock Pride merch
The LGBTQ groups released a statement asking Target and other businesses like Anheuser-Busch to "reject and speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ extremism going into Pride Month."
Bud Light salespeople receiving ‘middle fingers' and ‘car horns' as they struggle to make money: report
Some Bud Light salespeople are struggling as frustrated Americans are using "car horns, middle fingers and jokes" to mock the company during an ongoing boycott, according to a recent report from ABC...
Former Target exec reveals the 'one item' that sparked consumer firestorm
Former Target Vice Chairman Gerald Storch revealed the one item that "made the difference" against the competition and sparked a consumer firestorm over the displaying of pride merchandise.
I fought for gay rights — but trans activists have destroyed the meaning of Pride
Pride Month isn’t just about gays anymore.
LEGO becomes latest company facing boycotts over its 'transgender building sets'
LEGO's 2022 Pride campaign has resurfaced, and a popular Twitter account said the toymaker "wants to subconsciously influence your children with gender ideology."
Trans designer whose products were pulled in Target Pride backlash fears 'dangerous precedent'
“If you’re going to take a stance and say that you care about the LGBT community, you need to stand by that regardless,” he said.
Target may have 'lost control of narrative' after Pride backlash: consumer research expert
Since it came to light Target was moving some of its location Pride displays due to what it claimed were "threats" against some staffers, it's faced heat from both edges...