Target Corp.
Target strategically built a wave of buzz around Tuesday's launch of the Missoni for Target line, but the retailer was unprepared for what it created: Mob scenes in stores and a surge that crashed its website for more than a day. So was the near instant sellout a success, or a PR mess?
Total Recall: Honda Stalls, Chrysler Needs a Cushion, Tainted Turkey, More
5:30PM 8/05/2011
Company News, Columns, Honda Motor Co, Target Corp, Green, Autos, DuPont, Market News, Recalls
DailyFinance collects all the new recalls here each week to help you keep track of the food and products to avoid. This week's recalls include vehicles, an herbicide from DuPont, a pin from the Build-A-Bear Workshop, step stools and of course, a ground turkey from Cargill.
Do-Good Companies Brighten a Dismal Economy
2:30PM 7/12/2011
By Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool
Company News, Google , Safeway, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp, Green, Whole Foods
Do you get a warm fuzzy feeling when you open your cupboards? If you use products made by companies like Method, King Arthur Flour Company, and Seventh Generation, you're supporting businesses officially certified as do-good corporations by the nonprofit B Lab -- where the "B" stands for "benefit."
Ethical Clothing Companies That Would Make Angelina Jolie Proud
1:00PM 4/19/2011
Economy, Investing, Target Corp, Stock Picks, Stocks in the News, Market News, Investment
For investors who want to buy apparel stocks but don't want to support sweatshops, these stock picks offer promising returns AND a strong moral position.
Target to Open First Canadian Stores in 2013
5:05PM 1/13/2011
Target will open its first stores in Canada in 2013, the second-largest discount retailer in the U.S. announced in a statement Thursday. The company agreed to pay $1.84 billion to acquire the leasehold interests for as many as 220 sites operated by Hudson's Bay Co.'s Zellers stores.
Young People's Favorite Brands: M&Ms, Google, Reese's
7:30PM 12/09/2010
Google , Apple, Target Corp, Nintendo, Retail
In the eyes of 8- to 24-year-old consumers, M&Ms are cooler than Google. That's according to a new poll by Harris Interactive, which found that sugary snacks made up four of that age group's top 10 favorite brands.
Early Cyber Monday Estimates Suggest Strong Sales
1:00AM 11/30/2010
It looks like online retailers had a good Cyber Monday: Early estimates indicate sales could have surpassed last year's numbers by 12.7% or more. But unlike Black Friday, Cyber Monday rarely has been the most important shopping day of the year for e-tailers.
Target Corp. will open its first smaller, "urban" store in Seattle in 2012, marking attempts by the second-largest U.S. discount store chain to boost business by expanding beyond its largely suburban customer base.
Activists Take Aim at Target for Political Contribution
9:30PM 8/03/2010
Target made itself, well, a target for a gay-rights boycott when it made a $150,000 contribution to a pro-business political group. It turns out the group supports a gubernatorial candidate who once attended a fundraiser for a virulently anti-gay nonprofit. Accusations of homophobia are a hard blow for the brand, which has previously enjoyed a gay-friendly reputation.
It's a rare day that Target is the object of consumer scorn, but that day has come. The retailer is under fire for donating money to a political action committee that supports a conservative politician opposed to gay marriage. It's quite a tangled web and Target is now facing a boycott as gay...
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