Target News & Media
Target deploys GenAI tech to team members
June 25, 2024
Target has deployed a GenAI chatbot, called Store Companion, to its store team members. The GenAI tech is aimed at enhancing the shopping experience and making…
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Target partners with Shopify on curated product line at Target Plus
June 24, 2024
Target is teaming up with commerce platform Shopify to offer a curated product line on Target Plus, Target's third-party online marketplace.
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Safeway pulls self-checkout kiosks from California locations
June 4, 2024
Grocer Safeway has pulled self-checkout kiosks from several Bay Area locations in California.
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Target Q1 earnings reflect digital sales growth
May 24, 2024
Retailer Target saw digital comparable sales growth of 1.4% for its first fiscal quarter of 2024, though comparable sales declined 3.7%.
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Target drops prices on thousands of products
May 21, 2024
Target is lowering regular prices on about 5,000 frequently shopped items over the course of this summer.
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Target’s dealworthy: Why it's not hitting the right notes
by Stefan Hajek — ECD, Designit
Target has launched a new owned brand, dealworthy — a discount in-house brand. An obvious response to the current drop in spending resulting from more recent…
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Missouri Walmart store pulls self-checkout kiosks
April 26, 2024
A Walmart in Shrewsbury, Missouri, is pulling out self-checkout kiosks and reinstalling traditional checkout lanes, according to a USA Today report.
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Target sued over biometric data consent issue
April 18, 2024
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Target in Chicago, Illinois, regarding the alleged collection of biometric data without consent.
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Actor Kristen Wiig now Target’s ‘Target Lady’
April 9, 2024
Target has tapped actor Kristen Wiig as its 'Target Lady' for a national media campaign as it kicks off its Target Circle Week sales event happening April 7-13.
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Target shutters self-checkout in Massachusetts location
March 25, 2024
A Target store in Dorchester, Massachusetts has shut down all shelf-checkout kiosks and is directing customers to a cashier line, according to a report by WBZ…
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Target planning lots of new stores, brand launches
March 11, 2024
It's going to be a busy 2024 for Target as the retailer plans to deliver an "enhanced shopping experience."
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Target reintroducing Target Circle loyalty program in April
March 8, 2024
Target is reintroducing its guest loyalty program, Target Circle, on April 7 with the goal to provide an easier and more personalized shopping experience.
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Target taps Michael Fiddelke as COO
February 19, 2024
Michael Fiddelke has been named chief operating officer for Target.
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CVS Health shuttering Target pharmacies
January 29, 2024
CVS Health is planning to close dozens of pharmacies located within Target retail stores early this year.
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Target locking up underwear ticks off shopper
January 3, 2024
A Target customer wasn't too happy to find that underwear he was thinking of buying was locked up in a glass security section.
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Mass retailers, online stores top toy shopper spots
December 12, 2023
A good majority, 81%, of those planning to buy toys and games this holiday season plan to hit a mass retailer, such as Walmart and Target, and 80% will shop at…
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Target testing limited self-checkout strategy
November 22, 2023
Target is running a restricted pilot of self-checkout in order to determine if the approach can help shorten customer wait times at full-service cashier lines.
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What retailers are closed on Thanksgiving?
November 21, 2023
Once upon a time Thanksgiving was celebrated not only for a bountiful spread on the table but as the kickoff time for the infamous Black Friday sales at nearly…
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Target launches pre-Black Friday deals
November 2, 2023
Target is running four weeks of pre-Black Friday deals that kicked off Oct. 29 and run through Thanksgiving weekend.
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Walmart closing for Thanksgiving Day
October 18, 2023
For the fourth year straight Walmart is closing stores for the Thanksgiving holiday this year.
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