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Target Drops Chaokoh Coconut Products Over Forced Monkey Labor Allegations
Target has joined several other retailers in dropping a Thailand-based company’s coconut products following allegations that its farms use monkey labor, NBC News reports.
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Target Announces Stores Will Close Thanksgiving Day 2021
Target announced to start the new year that stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day 2021 after a reimagiend holiday season amid the pandemic.
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Target Announces Recall of 480,000 Infant Rompers and Children's Swimsuits
Customers who have purchased these clothing items are being urged to return them immediately.
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Target Extends Annual Gift Card Sale By Two Days
Target announced Thursday that the company will extend its annual gift card sale by two extra days into the first weekend of December.
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Ulta to Open Beauty Shops at 100 Target Stores in 2021
The nation’s largest beauty chain has a deal to place shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021.
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Prime Day Launches ‘Unofficial' Start to Holiday Shopping Season
Amazon’s Prime Day sale is underway. The annual shopping event, delayed this year for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have launched what some are calling the unofficial start to the holiday season. Last year, Amazon said Prime Day was the largest shopping event in its history, topping sales for Amazon’s 2018 Black Friday and Cyber Monday...
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Target's Car Seat Trade-in Program Is Back, With a Twist: Here's How it Works
If your car seat is about to expire, or it’s just covered in applesauce stains and Goldfish crumbs, Target has you covered with their 2020 car seat trade-in event.
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Target to Close on Thanksgiving, Ending Black Friday Kickoff
Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade long tradition of jump-starting Black Friday doorbuster sales. The move, announced Monday, comes as stores are rethinking the Black Friday in-store bargain shopping as they try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has seen a resurgence in a slew of states. Walmart, the nation’s...
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Target to Close on Thanksgiving, Ending Black Friday Kickoff
Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade long tradition of jump starting Black Friday door buster sales. The move, announced Monday, come as stores are rethinking the Black Friday in-store bargain shopping as they try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has seen a resurgence in a slew of states. Walmart,...
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List of National Retail Chains Requiring Masks Is Growing
Target, CVS Health and Publix Super Markets on Thursday joined the growing list of major retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike.
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Big Box Stores Mandate Mask Use as States Face COVID Spikes
Walmart and Sam’s Club became the latest chains to mandate mask use in stores, joining Starbucks, Costco and Apple. Those stores require masks even in states where face coverings in public spaces are not mandatory.
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Target Joins List of Major Retailers Mandating Masks
Target has joined a list of the nation’s largest retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike. The policy will go into effect Aug. 1. More than 80% of Target’s 1,800 stores already require customers to wear masks due to local and state regulations. Target said Thursday that it will hand out masks at entrances…
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Target Raising Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour, Giving Employees $200 Bonus
Target has announced plans to raise its hourly minimum wage beginning next month and will offer employees a one-time bonus and free access to virtual healthcare through the end of the year. The Minneapolis-based retailer said beginning July 5, the starting wage at the company will be $15 per hour. Current frontline store and distribution center hourly workers will also…
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Target Announces Juneteenth Will Now Be a Company Holiday
Target will now recognize Juneteenth as an official company holiday, the Minneapolis-based retailer announced Tuesday. The company said it plans to honor “the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States” and will give team members “space to honor Juneteenth in their own way. “ “We recognize that the racial trauma the country is experiencing…
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7 Chicago Target Stores Remain Closed After Weekend of Unrest Throughout City
Several Target store locations that closed after protests over the death of George Floyd remain closed until further notice. On Sunday, Target announced it would temporarily close more than 170 of its stores, including at least seven in Chicago, as protests continue after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Most of the closures are in Minnesota, but at least…
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7 Chicago Target Stores to Temporarily Close Amid Ongoing Protests Over Death of George Floyd
As protests continue after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Target has announced that it will temporarily close more than 170 of its stores, including at least seven in Chicago. According to the company’s website, officials believe that the closures will be temporary, and that staffers at the affected stores will be paid for up to 14 days of…
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See What Part of Michigan Avenue Looks Like After Windows Smashed, Stores Looted During Protests
Glass littered the ground Saturday night on Michigan Avenue after numerous store windows were smashed and merchandise was stolen from shelves. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter shows the scene following protests earlier in the day.
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Father Speaks Out After Store Worker Threatened to Call Police When His Daughter Removed Her Mask
A father is speaking out after an employee at a suburban Target store threatened to call police after the man’s daughter removed her mask at the retail location over the weekend. Bill Pratt says that he brought his daughter Emma, who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and autism, to the Target store in suburban Orland Park on Saturday....
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Target Worker Threatens to Call Police on Woman Unable to Wear a Mask
When a man took his daughter with cerebral palsy to Target over the weekend, a worker asked for medical proof and threatened to call the police when she couldn’t wear a mask. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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Employees at 2 Chicago Target Stores Test Positive for Coronavirus
Employees at two Chicago Target locations have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company revealed this weekend. According to the company, one employee at the Target location in the South Loop and one employee at a Near North location both tested positive for COVID-19. “Our top priority is the health and safety of our team members and guests, and…