Target and Starbucks are joining forces this holiday season in a bid to win back cautious consumers and revive slowing store traffic. Beginning Monday, shoppers will find a new Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate available only at Starbucks cafés located inside Target stores – the first holiday beverage collaboration between the two companies. Nearly all of…
Retail giant Target has announced plans to lay off around 1,000 corporate employees and eliminate 800 open positions, a move that will affect roughly 8% of its global corporate workforce, the company confirmed. Incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke, who is set to replace longtime leader Brian Cornell next year, told staff in an internal email that…
Target is embracing the growing demand for non-alcoholic beverages by introducing Tom Holland’s non-alcoholic beer brand, Bero, in approximately 1,400 of its US stores. The brand, which launched in October 2023, will be prominently featured in key store locations, signalling a shift toward more sober-curious offerings in response to changing consumer preferences. Non-alcoholic beverages, including…
Starting July 15, Target will no longer accept personal checks as a form of payment. This decision is part of the retailer’s efforts to streamline the checkout process for shoppers. In a statement to CNN, Target cited “extremely low volumes” of check usage as the reason for the change. Retail analyst Neil Saunders from GlobalData…
Target is issuing a recall for approximately 5 million Threshold-brand candles in glass jars due to a risk of the glass breaking or cracking while in use, posing laceration and burn hazards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has provided this information. According to the agency, Target has received 137 reports of candle jars breaking…
