Company Profile for Target
Target Corporation
| Type | Public (NYSE: TGT) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1902 1878 as R.S. Goodfellow 1903 as Dayton Dry Goods 1969 as Dayton-Hudson 2000 as Target |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Industry | retail |
| Key People | Gregg Steinhafel, chairman, president, and chief executive officer |
| Products | clothing, housewares, food |
Sale At Target Means You Pay $2 Extra
Consumerist readers are on to you, Target. After reading the site for awhile, people are moving the sale cards over to see what the price used to be before it went "on sale." More »
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Target Employees Say They Were Shooed Away Due To High Salaries
Target says it's not into saving on salaries by demoting and laying off longtime workers, but the Tucson Weekly reports a bunch of fired longtime Target employees believe the company discriminated against them because of their ages, among other reasons. More »
Large-Footed Man Upset That Target Stopped Selling Size 13 Shoes
(scurzuzu)
According to reader Dave, Target has stopped carrying size 13 men's shoes. This makes Dave sad. 13 doesn't seem really crazy-insane large to us, but apparently Target isn't selling enough of them. If you want big shoes, you have to order them online. More »
Target Wants To Scan Your ID When You Buy M Rated Games? Say No.
It annoys some people that Target wants to scan their ID when they buy an M rated video game. Well, guess what? We've heard over and over that they don't actually need to scan it. All they need to do is type your birth date into the computer. They'll tell you they have to scan it -- but if you hold your ground like reader "Wuuu" you can escape without being scanned. More »
Target Pulls Lead-Tainted Valentine's Bears
(Center for Environmental Health)
The AG of California recently pointed out that some of Target's Valentine's Day plush bears contained unacceptable levels of lead. A nonprofit consumer watchdog group tested the bears and turned the findings over the California AG, who in turn wrote Target a strongly-worded letter. Target has responded by pulling the toys while they investigate. The company says the Chinese-made toys passed testing. More »
Target Says Info From Demotions Post Tipster Is 'Completely Inaccurate'
(pdxmac)
A Target spokeswoman responded to Michael, the employee who claimed last week that the company is reducing 8,000 full-time employees to part-time. She writes: More »
Target Employee Says 8K Full Timers Will Be Part-Time
(Scurzuzu)
A Target manager named Michael says he was told he was one of 8,000 full-time specialists and team leaders who would be demoted to part-time. Understandably bitter, he says Target is cutting cost at the probable expense of customer service. More »
Target Stops Selling Farmed Salmon. Also, Target Apparently Sells Salmon.
(Photo:Scurzuzu)
Target has announced that, due to love of the planet, they have decided to stop selling farmed salmon. Salmon farms, according to Target's press release, produce "pollution, chemicals, parasites and non-native farmed fish that escape from salmon farms all affect the natural habitat and the native salmon in the surrounding areas." They're switching to "sustainable" wild salmon. More »
Either This Is The Wrong Sign Or The Appetizers Have Melted
(Photo: Steffany)
Steffany snapped this example of target aisle labeling fail. She writes: More »
Target Sent The Dude Who Lived Here Before Me Better Coupons
(Photo: Joanne)
Joanne is awesome because she has no problem admitting her mail thievery. Nothing serious, but if she gets a couple different sets of coupons, one addressed to her apartment's former resident, she keeps them rather than give them back. More »
