Target
October 28, 2015 at 11:21 am
It’s Target goes global — Take Two. After picking itself up from a disaster in Canada, the Minneapolis-based retailer is once again testing the international waters. Only this time, it’s not doing anything as risky or costly as building new stores. For now, Target is embarking on a much cheaper and faster expansion through online channels.…
October 21, 2015 at 10:03 am
It’s always the problem with creative executions online — either you settle for using some reassuringly mainstream technology (aka boring), or you go out on a limb with something potentially dazzling and risk that some percentage of the audience won’t be able to see it. Target, with its “The House on Hallow Hill” Halloween social…
October 20, 2015 at 12:36 pm
Target Corp. is on the prowl for the next great retail startups. It's becoming the first partner in the Twin Cities for Techstars, a company that's developed an impressive track record in several other U.S. cities of helping tech startups grow into thriving firms. Techstars will set up an office for the next three years in the…
October 20, 2015 at 12:25 pm
Sixty-eight new companies joined the Obama administration's American Business Act on Climate Pledge and vowed to reduce its carbon footprint, the White House announced yesterday. Apparel and beauty brands like Levi's, Target, Nike and L'Oréal are all part of the new crop of companies that made a variety of different pledges to reduce detrimental effects…
October 16, 2015 at 11:10 am
Target is partnering with UNICEF to sell fitness bands for kids that will benefit the fund's education program. A month after declaring a shift in its corporate giving strategy, Target Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the first new campaign under its new focus on health and wellness. The Minneapolis-based retailer is partnering with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF…
October 15, 2015 at 11:27 am
Two years after its catastrophic data breach, Target has become the first major credit card issuer to convert to cards that contain a PIN. The department store — which also issues a Visa credit card that consumers can use anywhere that accepts credit cards — began notifying credit card customers this week that new cards are…
October 7, 2015 at 10:54 am
Wal-Mart on Tuesday announced a series of initiatives to beef up its health and wellness offerings, at a time when low-price competitor Target also has the segment in its crosshairs. On Saturday, the world's largest retailer will host what it's dubbed "America's Biggest Health Fair," at which it will provide free glucose, blood pressure and vision…
September 30, 2015 at 11:02 am
Matching online prices was once considered a risky proposition for brick-and-mortar retailers. Now it’s the norm. The newest evidence comes from Target, which is about to expand the number of online competitors it will match prices with to 29 from five. The updated policy, which goes into effect Thursday, includes giants like Macys.com and Staples.com as well…
September 25, 2015 at 11:42 am
Knuckling down on fundamentals, Target Corp. has hired Anu Gupta, a retail industry veteran, to the new position of senior vice president of operational excellence. Gupta, whose hiring was announced Thursday, will help the Minneapolis-based retailer as it works to improve its operations, such as keeping shelves stocked and simplifying its processes. Company executives have been…
September 22, 2015 at 10:28 am
Target plans to cut back on outsourcing and hire 1,000 information technology workers. The retailer will hire 500 software engineers and other IT workers in Minneapolis and 500 more in India. Chief Information Officer Mike McNamara told CIO Journal that the company's reliance on vendors "got to a stage where almost half the team is in third…
