July 12, 2023 by MMR
Cara Sylvester, chief marketing officer, Lisa Roath, Target
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. has promoted Lisa Roath to the position of executive vice president and chief marketing officer. In her new role, Roath will lead the company’s core marketing functions, including creative, guest marketing strategy, retail brand experience, social media, paid media strategy and marketing strategy and operations. She joins Target’s leadership team effective
July 10, 2023 by Jeffrey Woldt
CVS, Innovation, Jeffrey Woldt, Target
07-10-2023, 2023, Issues
After being frozen in place since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, the wheels of innovation are turning once again. Concerns about the supply chain and the need to keep products in stock have subsided to the point where leaders of drug, discount and grocery chains and their counterparts in the vendor community are shifting
July 6, 2023 by MMR
Amazon.com, Costco, CVS Health Corp., Kroger, National Retail Federation, Target, The Home Depot, Top 100 Retailers, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WASHINGTON – The National Retail Federation today released its annual list of the Top 100 Retailers, compiled by Kantar, a global marketing data, insight and consultancy company. The 2023 Top 100 Retailers ranks the industry’s largest companies according to domestic sales. Longtime No. 1 Walmart held its top position with $499.65 billion in U.S. retail sales
June 19, 2023 by MMR
Kiera Fernandez, MMR's Most Influential Women, Target
Issue 06-19-2023
MINNEAPOLIS — Kiera Fernandez was named Target’s chief diversity and inclusion officer in June 2020, capping a career that began in 2001. In her present role she is responsible for leading and advancing Target’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) strategy, with the goal of creating equitable experiences for all Target team members and guests. Fernandez
June 19, 2023 by MMR
Christina Hennington, MMR's Most Influential Women, Target
Issue 06-19-2023
MINNEAPOLIS — Christina Hennington is one of a group of women executives at Target who have forged highly impressive careers while providing the retailer with outstanding executive leadership that has been manifested in Target’s superlative performance of recent years. Like her colleague Cara Sylvester, Hennington holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at
June 19, 2023 by MMR
Melissa Kremer, MMR's Most Influential Women, Target
Issue 06-19-2023
MINNEAPOLIS — As executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Melissa Kremer leads all aspects of human resources for Target, ranging from recruitment and development to engagement to diversity, equity and inclusion. She has played a critical leadership role in driving the HR strategies behind a major organizational transformation that has involved large-scale structural
June 19, 2023 by MMR
Jill Sando, MMR's Most Influential Women, Target
Issue 06-19-2023
MINNEAPOLIS — The essence of Target’s unique Tar-zhay positioning has always rested in its merchandising and design flair. For almost two decades, much of the credit for that success has gone to Jill Sando, now Target’s chief merchant. Sando began her retail career with Yonkers Department Store of Des Moines, Iowa. She joined Target as
June 19, 2023 by MMR
Cara Sylvester, MMR's Most Influential Women, Target
Issue 06-19-2023
MINNEAPOLIS — Last May Cara Sylvester was appointed to the new position of chief guest experience officer for Target, a post that carries a staggering range of responsibilities. Her portfolio includes marketing; media and creative strategy; Target’s loyalty program, Target Circle; its in-house media company, Roundel; and e-commerce. If that were not enough, she also
May 1, 2023 by MMR
Closed Loop Partners, Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, CVS Health, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Dollar General, T.J. Maxx, Target, The Kroger Co., Ulta Beauty
Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — National retailers and local mom-and-pop shops across Denver, Colo. and Tucson, Ariz. are participating in the new ‘Bring Your Own Bag’ Pilot, a first-of-its-kind initiative launched by the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, managed by Closed Loop Partners. Many national brands in the U.S., including Consortium partners CVS Health; Target; DICK’S
April 21, 2023 by MMR
All for Wellness, Haleon, Target
Leading Headlines
WARREN, N.J. — The shared values of Haleon and Target Corp. have led to the launch of their second annual All for Wellness campaign advancing equitable health care. The 360° omnichannel initiative educates shoppers on disparities in the system, while delivering care to underserved communities through a partnership with the nonprofit Remote Area Medical (RAM).
March 27, 2023 by MMR
investment, Target
2023, Issue 03-27-2023, Issues
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. will spend up to $5 billion this year to secure its long-term growth potential. The investment will focus on helping the retailer deliver “affordable joy” to customers and renewing its focus on deal-conscious shoppers, the company said last month during its annual get-together with the financial community in New York. “Investments
February 28, 2023 by smeyer
Target
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Money, Retail News
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. on Tuesday posted fourth quarter sales and earnings growth that topped Wall Street’s expectations, the first time it has done so in a year. But the retailer was also cautious about the coming year, with a same-store sales growth forecast ranging from a slight decline to a small increase. “We’re pleased