Target News & Media
Target hiring big time for holiday season
September 12, 2019
Target is busy hiring about 130,000 workers for the upcoming holiday retail season and aims to double the amount of staff handling online orders this year. The…
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Target rolling out Target Circle loyalty program nationwide next month
September 10, 2019
Target Corp. will launch the Target Circle rewards program nationwide on Oct. 6, offering customers personalized shopping deals and perks.
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Target, Disney team up to deliver magical customer experience
August 29, 2019
Target and Disney are partnering to bring "shop-in-shop" Disney experiences to 25 Target stores come October. The Disney experience will also be available to…
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Target hits 2 store-related milestones
August 26, 2019
This summer marks two big milestones for Target: The retailer cut the ribbon on its hundredth small-store format and surpassed the 500th store remodel mark.
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Target marks 20th designer partnership with limited-edition collection
August 8, 2019
Target Corporation is marking the 20th anniversary of its first designer partnership, with Michael Graves, via a limited-edition collection featuring 30…
read nowTarget, Walmart leading hourly wage increases
August 6, 2019
The hourly retail minimum wage is the highest it has been since the end of 2003, primarily due to top retailer support for increased pay.
read nowTarget targets Amazon Prime Day with 'Deal Days'
July 5, 2019
Target isn't about to let Amazon's Prime Day event go without some competition. It's planning to launch "Deal Days," a two-day sales event.
read nowAs summer starts Target gears up for back-to-school season
July 2, 2019
With most schools now officially out for the summer Target is already thinking about late August when those same students are lamenting the end of summer.
read nowTarget chief apologizes for cash register crash issues
June 19, 2019
Target CEO Brian Cornell apologized to customers Wednesday about the cash register and credit card processing snafus of the past weekend, which shuttered…
read nowTarget cash register issue may be a $50M loss
June 18, 2019
The two-day cash register glitch at Target stores this past weekend may end up costing the retailer about $50 million in lost sales.
read nowTarget cites data center in separate weekend payment outage
June 17, 2019
Target yesterday confirmed that it was hit with a second payment system outage, one that was considerably smaller than a 2-hour store outage on Saturday, but…
read nowTarget restores in-store purchases following 2-hour disruption
June 16, 2019
Target's point-of-sale systems were back up and running after a 2-hour disruption on Saturday that left customers unable to make purchases, according to a post…
read nowTarget launches same-day ship without a membership mandate
June 13, 2019
Target shoppers can now get same-day delivery on 65,000 items as long as the order is more than $9.99.
read nowTarget beats first quarter expectations, fulfillment plays big role in digital growth
May 23, 2019
The first quarter of 2019 has proved to be a boon for Target Corp. as the retailer boasted better than expected comparable sales, robust traffic growth as well…
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How Google's retail toolkit reaches the tech savvy consumer
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Retail in 2019 is about learning how all different technologies work together rather than the technologies themselves, according tot Google's Daniel Alegre.
read nowTarget debuts 'clean' private brand
May 3, 2019
Target's latest brand, Everspring, is a household cleaning product portfolio that is clean and natural when it comes to ingredients.
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Target talks digital signage, using Big Data to deliver a personalized experience
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
How do you deliver dynamic digital signage, based on Big Data, without making customers feel uncomfortable? Target, along with industry experts, offers insight…
read nowTarget adds sexual wellness brand to its shelves
April 12, 2019
Target is offering products from plusOne, a sexual wellness brand, across all 1,850 locations in the U.S. as well as its online store presence.
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Retail closing, cashierless, Target strategy top most-read list in March
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The most popular news on Retail Customer Experience in March ranged from a retail brand closing to what Target's doing with fulfillment to the new retail model…
read nowTarget piloting unattended snack bar with payment kiosk
March 22, 2019
Target Corp. is testing a self-service, grab-and-go concept that allows customers to pay for their items at a self-service kiosk at several of its locations…
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