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Target announced it is cutting 1,800 corporate jobs, marking its first major layoffs in a decade, as it seeks to return to growth after four years of stagnant sales. The cuts, communicated in a memo from incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke, include about 1,000 layoffs and 800 positions that will remain unfilled, representing roughly 8% of […]
Brian Cornell, CEO of Target for over a decade, will step down in February 2026, amid falling sales and public backlash over the company’s retreat from DEI initiatives. COO Michael Fiddelke has been named as his successor. Though credited with modernizing the retailer and growing its e-commerce division, Cornell’s final years were marked by declining […]
Target has announced the end of its long-standing price matching policy that allowed customers to request discounts if they found identical items for less on Amazon or Walmart. Starting July 28, the company will only honor price matches for products sold at different prices within Target stores or on its website. Introduced in 2013, the […]
Target’s chief executive officer met with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled backed their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Sharpton called the meeting with Target CEO Brian Cornell “very constructive and candid,” according to an update from his National Action Network. Two other NAN representatives, National […]
Six people have been arrested in connection to a local retail theft ring that stole items from big box stores valued between $8000,000 to $1,000,000 then sold to a local pawnshop in Greece that resold the merchandise on Ebay profiting over $2 million dollars. The stolen items from Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and Lowes were sold […]
A recall of nearly 12 million pounds of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria has been expanded to include ready-to-eat meals sent to U.S. schools, restaurants, and major retailers like Costco, Trader Joe’s, Target, Walmart, and Kroger. The affected products, including prepared salads and burritos, were processed at BrucePac’s Durant, Oklahoma plant. While […]
If you work in a store, would you stop a shoplifter for $50 Bucks? Target plans to crack down on retail theft by lowering the threshold for how much shoplifters can swipe before employees are allowed to finally step in. According to a report in The Minnesota-based big box retail chain — which has blamed […]
Target has announced a major price reduction on over 1,500 popular items, starting immediately, in an effort to attract shoppers deterred by inflation. The retailer plans to cut prices on a total of 5,000 items over the summer, aiming to save consumers millions of dollars on everyday essentials like milk, fresh fruit, diapers, and pet […]
Amazon, Walmart, and Target have recently discontinued sales of weighted infant sleepwear following safety concerns raised by federal regulators and medical experts. These products, such as swaddles and sleep sacks with added weights, have been scrutinized for potentially endangering babies by impeding their movement and breathing. The American Academy of Pediatrics and other safety advocates […]
Sunrise Growers Inc, a subsidiary of SunOpta Inc, has voluntarily recalled certain frozen fruit items. The recall concerns pineapple supplied by a third-party that may be tainted with listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism known to potentially cause severe, and occasionally fatal, infections in young children, the elderly, and individuals with compromised immune systems, is […]
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