"We [will] show them, like we are showing other major corporations and the politicians, that we are the economy and without us they are nothing," Schwarz said.

Walmart is the latest company to face backlash over its move away from DEI practices, with a weeklong boycott now underway. The national boycott, organized by The People’s Union USA, kicked off on April 7 and extends to all of Walmart’s retail operations and private-label products.