Target Extends Pay Increases & Benefits as Digital Sales Soar
Target Corp. is extending pay increases and enhanced benefits for workers as they continue to come in amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Minneapolis-based company today announced that it will extend...
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Walmart, Target and Amazon Workers Are Planning to Strike on Friday — Here’s...
Update 1 p.m. ET: FN has reported on Target and Amazon’s responses to the planned strike. What we originally reported: Workers from multiple corporations — including Amazon, Target and Walmart — are...
View ArticleAs Its Workers Prepare to Strike, Amazon Says It’s Already Done 150 Things to...
Workers at multiple corporations — Amazon and Target included — are preparing to strike on Friday over a purported lack of adequate health and safety protections during the COVID-19 outbreak. But...
View ArticleTarget Extends Hazard Pay for Front-Line Hourly Workers Through July 4
Target Corp. is extending hazard pay for hourly workers as the country continues to grapple with the novel coronavirus. Ahead of its first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, the Minneapolis-based...
View ArticleTarget’s Digital Sales Surge Triple-Digits as It Shells Out $500M in...
Digital sales fueled Target Corp.’s gains in the first quarter as efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus kept consumers indoors. The big-box chain, which today posted its financial results, saw...
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What’s Standing in the Way of Retail Workers Getting Hazard Pay? A Lot
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the phrase “front line” tended to conjure images of soldiers in warfare, hunkered down in dirt trenches like in the recent blockbuster “1917.” Rarely would you have...
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Minneapolis Target Looted During Protests Over George Floyd Death
A Target store in Minneapolis was looted on Wednesday as individuals gathered to protest the death of George Floyd. Video and photos from the scene show dozens of people at the store, hauling out items...
View ArticleTarget Is Shutting Down More Than a Dozen Minneapolis Stores ‘Until Further...
Target is shutting down more than a dozen stores in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area after one of its outposts in the city experienced looting on Wednesday as individuals gathered to protest the death of...
View ArticleHow Target’s CEO Says the Company Will Help Turn Pain Into ‘Better Days For...
As Target’s hometown of Minneapolis mourns the death of George Floyd, CEO Brian Cornell and his team have “vowed to face pain with purpose.” In an open letter published to Target’s corporate site on...
View ArticleThese Target Stores Are Closed ‘Until Further Notice’ Because of Looting
Target announced that it will be temporarily shutting down six locations after experiencing looting at several of its stores. The retailer has announced the closure of the following six outposts “until...
View ArticleThese Brands and Retailers Have Shuttered Stores in Cities Hit Hard by Looters
Major nationwide brands and retailers have temporarily closed their stores as demonstrations continue over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police. Target,...
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Target Launches Gender Inclusive Pride Collection With Socks, Slides & More
Target is geared up for Pride month, which officially kicks off today. The retailer is embracing inclusion, love and equality with a range of outfits for kids and adults from its #takepride capsule....
View ArticleJuneteenth Commemorates the End of US Slavery — These Companies Are Making It...
What Is Juneteenth? As national conversation surrounding issues of systemic racism and police brutality continues, this Friday marks Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. On...
View ArticleTarget Boosts Minimum Wage to $15 — Here’s What Else It’s Doing for Workers
Target is boosting its minimum wage to $15 an hour starting next month — making good on a previously announced plan to raise the minimum to $15 by year’s end. The change, a bump from a starting wage of...
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Best Target Face Masks and Coverings for the Whole Family
Adjusting to the new normal of wearing a face mask while out and about can be difficult, especially when you need to cover the whole family. Luckily, Target not only has masks for adults but for kids...
View ArticleTarget Rolls Out Face Mask Requirement & Will Provide Disposable Masks at...
As COVID-19 cases continue to mount, Target will begin requiring shoppers to wear face masks. The Minneapolis-based retailer’s requirement will go into effect on Aug. 1. For shoppers who do not arrive...
View ArticleThese Retailers Are Now Requiring Face Masks for Consumers
In light of the increase of COVID-19 cases across the U.S., many stores are now requiring face masks. States such as Michigan and New York have issued executive orders requiring all businesses to...
View ArticleWant to Reinvent the Single-Use Plastic Bag? How to Get a Part of $1M in Funding
Two of the country’s biggest rival retailers have joined forces to replace the plastic shopping bag — and they’re inviting innovators to help find the solution. Big-box giants Walmart and Target...
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Many Parents & Their Kids Don’t Want to Shop by Gender: Why Retailers Must...
Like every entrepreneur, Allie Friday has spent the last four months navigating the dramatic impact of the coronavirus. The owner of Atlanta’s first genderless children’s fashion store, Mini Friday,...
View ArticleTarget Follows Walmart’s Move, Will Close on Thanksgiving
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, Target is joining Walmart and will close on Thanksgiving Day. Businesses and local governments have enacted policies to limit large crowds to prevent the spread of...
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