Cornell as well as chief executives of Walmart and Home Depot met with the president on Monday to discuss the impact tariffs would have on retail stores.
Brian Cornell sat down with the civil rights leader in New York amid calls from activists to boycott the Minneapolis-based retailer and lower foot traffic in stores.
Target's chief executive officer met Thursday with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled backed their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.