Target is a private business. They may ban any group, or allow any group they choose. Target has tried to explain that they banned the Salvation Army Christmas bellringers because "too many groups were asking to be able to solicit donations." That's garbage. The Salvation Army is probably the oldest and most credible charity out there. The bulk of their donations IS NOT spent on administration and goes directly to aiding people in crisis. AND, they are traditionally associated with the Christmas shopping season. It's an established TRADITION. What the customer relations person won't tell you is that Target has been the target of a concerted smear campaign against the Salvation Army by radical homosexual activists because the Salvation Army is a lone Christian organization which has not buckled under pressure to change its hiring policies and hire openly avowed homosexuals.
Do you have a reference for that?