I haven't been to target since they kicked out the Salvation Army at Christmas.
I spent some time in the retail biz.
The corporate counsel for just about ALL of these companies advise them to not allow the Salvation Army to solicit on their property.
The reason being that union organizers will go to court and argue that if the SA is allowed to solicit on their property, they should be allowed to as well. Companies that are especially anti-union or have some particular fear that their employees might vote “yea” tend to ban the SA to cover their bases.
I do volunteer as a bell ringer for the SA at Christmastime, and am posted outside a retailer who permits us to be there (thank you, Macy’s!)