• Home
  • Tags
  • Target

Target news and archive

Business

Christine Leahy, Derica Rice to join Target’s board of directors

Target Corporation’s board of directors elected Christine (Chris) A. Leahy, president, chief executive officer and director of CDW, and Derica W. Rice, former executive vice president of CVS Health and president of CVS Caremark, as directors. The company said in a statement that Leahy’s appointment becomes effective January 1, 2021, and Rice’s...

26 Aug 2020

Retail

Target and Walmart to close on Thanksgiving Day this year

For Thanksgiving 2020, Target will be closing its doors for the first time, ending a decade long tradition of opening for early Black Friday doorbusters. Target follows in the footsteps of its competitor, Walmart, who also said they will not be opening on Thanksgiving this year, ending a tradition for them that goes back to the 1980s. In...

27 Jul 2020

Retail ANALYSIS

Target Australia increases its offer through the Catch e-commerce platform

New York - Wesfarmers, the owners of the Australian division of US department store operator Target, has decided to accelerate the integration of its online retail brands and offline. One year after acquiring Catch for 230 million dollars, Wesfarmers has taken a further step toward full integration of the e-commerce site into its department...

6 Jul 2020

Retail

H&M shutsdown 95 shops in the US amid protests

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB or H&M has temporarily shuttered 95 of its stores in various regions across the U.S. following violence and looting amid the unrest related to the death of George Floyd. Street protests, some peaceful and some violent, erupted across the nation after Floyd was mercilessly killed by Minnesota police....

3 Jun 2020

Retail

Target launches Instagram checkout for easy mobile shopping

Target has become the first mass retailer to integrate mobile checkout through Instagram. According to a company blog post, Target's tech team has created a solution that allows customers to purchase products displayed by the Target and TargetStyle accounts directly through Instagram. Any post that is shoppable will be marked with a shopping bag...

26 May 2020

Fashion

Target announces designer collaboration with Cushnie & others

Target is teaming up with three designers for its latest limited-edition collaboration. The retailer's upcoming Designer Dress Collection is created in partnership with Cushnie, Lisa Marie Fernandez and LoveShackFancy, representing the style and spirit of each designer's core brand at Target's accessible pricing. Target has been working closely...

20 May 2020

Retail

Target announces changes to stores, suspends returns amid coronavirus

Target Corp. said it will reduce the number of new small format store openings as well as store remodel projects scheduled for 2020 due to the challenging environment resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Providing an updated plan for its remodel program, the discount retailer said it now anticipates to complete about 130 remodels in 2020,...

26 Mar 2020

Fashion

Target launches new activewear brand All In One

Target is starting 2020 off ready to prepare consumers for health and fitness New Year's resolutions. The American retailer has announced a new private label brand for activewear and sporting goods. Called All In Motion, Target's new line was created using feedback from over 15,000 shoppers, and offers high quality performance fabrics at Target...

9 Jan 2020

Business

Fashion companies unite to create digital ID to enable circularity

“Circularity” is replacing “sustainability” as the buzzword in the fashion industry. After all, it doesn’t suffice for companies to rethink the materials and energy used to produce their clothing, they should also take responsibility for the entire life cycle of the product. With this idea in mind, H&M, Target, C&A Foundation, PVH Corp,...

17 Jul 2019

Retail

July sales heat up as retailers compete with Amazon's Prime Day

Amazon kicked off its two-day sales event, Prime Day, today and its competitors are trying to beat the retail giant at its own game. Retailers including Target, Walmart and Ebay are offering their own sales to customers to take part of the trend Amazon started five years ago. Prime Day offers a series of flash sales to Amazon's Prime member...

15 Jul 2019

Fashion

Target and Jockey team up on underwear for "the young, millennial family"

Jockey is targeting the millennial shopper. The premium underwear and apparel brand has partnered with Target to launch Jockey Generation, a new line of men's, women's and children's items designed with the "young, millennial family" in mind, according to a company press release. "Jockey is an internationally recognized brand with family values...

8 Jul 2019

Fashion

Fashion in the news: most interesting fashion reads in May 2019

Every month, FashionUnited selects the most interesting reads about the fashion industry published across American and British news outlets. Here’s what you may have missed this month: “In Conversation: Rihanna”, The New York Times Style Magazine May marked the launch of Rihanna’s new luxury house under French conglomerate LVMH. The New York...

31 May 2019