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Jason Goldberger, Target’s chief digital officer, has left the company in a sudden shakeup at the Minneapolis-based retailer. Goldberger’s responsibilities will be divided up between Chief Information Officer Mike McNamara and Mike Triton, chief marketing officer. Goldberger is the second high-profile executive to leave Target this month. Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Jones abruptly resigned earlier this…

Users of Target's wildly popular Cartwheel app are getting a few new loyalty perks. The Consumerist reports that starting this month, Target is testing new rewards features within the Cartwheel app. Guests in pilot markets — Denver, Houston, St. Louis and San Diego — will receive points for nearly every dollar spent at Target. Once a customer…

Target said yesterday that it's hiring 70,000 seasonal workers during the busiest time of year for the retailer. That’s the same number as last year, reflecting a slowdown in the discount retailer’s business and less-than-rosy outlook for the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas period. Of those 70,000, the vast majority will be in Target's stores, but 7,500 will be assigned…

Target plans to spend $20 million to build single-occupant restrooms to appease shoppers uncomfortable with its stated policy that allows transgender customers and employees to use the restroom of their choice. That statement spurred a public debate on the issue and several protests, including a boycott by the American Family Association. Target hasn't changed its policy,…

For the first time in four years, Target will sell Amazon.com tablets and e-readers on its website and in its stores. Target stopped selling Kindles in May 2012, according to an article from The New York Times. At the time, Target was one of the bigger carriers of the e-readers outside of the e-commerce space.…

Since Mike McNamara became Target's chief information officer last June, he's ushered in a completely new direction for the retailer's IT department. When he joined, McNamara focused on what he believed were the company's weaknesses: too much outsourced tech talent; unstable systems; and too many projects on the docket. Soon after, he began putting his plan…

As August approaches, the back-to-school (BTS) shopping season is on the minds of retailers everywhere. Recently, we covered Target’s college supply registry, which rolled out this year to capture some of the early BTS shopping dollars. However, according to our Shopper Insight Survey, 63 percent of BTS shoppers plan to do the majority of their…

Target is taking a new approach to help veteran employees stay up-to-date with technology, social media and marketplace trends. Younger Millennial workers are "reverse mentoring" the baby boomer company leaders.

Target is taking an innovative approach to back-to-school (BTS) season this year by involving kids every step of the way, from marketing to product development. The retailer announced Monday that it will build on the success of its kid-inspired Cat & Jack and Pillowfort lines by relying on kids to direct how it will fund school…

Target updated its point-of-sale cash register software and its coupon policy to make sure discounts are accurate at checkout.