Retailer issues apology after 'offensive' Halloween costume sparks outrage

Bosses of one of the largest retail chains in the world have issued a grovelling apology following a Halloween outfit that went viral for all the wrong reasons

Kids' Halloween costume pulled from supermarket shelves after woke outrage erupts in America  GB News

The Minneapolis-based retailer said it was “looking closely at how this happened” after a Halloween costume from one of its private-label brands evoked blackface minstrelsy.

Target apologizes for 'offensive' Halloween costume after backlash  USA Today

Retailer removes kid’s clown costume after people said it resembled a racist caricature used in minstrel shows Target, the US retail corporation, said it pulled a controversial Halloween costume off its shelves after criticism across social media that it resembled a racist caricature. The ad image for the costume, sold

The costume was accused of evoking blackface caricatures and minstrel-show imagery.