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  • Target Q2 earnings fall but top Street; plants red flag for full year

    Target Corp. on Wednesday reported second quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, but the discounter lowered its guidance for the full year amid declining sales and what it called a “difficult retail environment.”   Net income for the quarter was $680 million, or $1.16 cents per share, versus $753 million, or $1.18 per share in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted per-share earnings were $1.23, easily outdistancing analysts’ projections of $1.12.   

  • First Look: Target, Lincoln Park, Chicago

    Target Corp. has brought its new flexible-format store model to Chicago’s Lincoln Park North.   The 33,000-sq.-ft. store, which features Target’s first Freshii café, has been carefully curated for the neighborhood, and includes home items sized for condos and small space living and artwork that reflects the local culture and community. The creative force behind the bold art installations was hometown artist Cody Hudson and his team at Struggle Inc.  

  • Amazon vet joins Target

    Target Corp. has tapped another veteran of Amazon to join its supply chain team.   The retailer announced that it has appointed Preston Mosier as senior VP, fulfillment operations, effective Aug. 14.  

  • CVS Health adjusted earnings for Q2 exceed analyst estimates

    CVS Health on Tuesday reported an increase of 17.6% in net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2016, to $43.7 billion.

  • Target’s IT chief turns to hiring as a top tech focus

    Mike McNamara isn’t shy about making changes.   Target Corp.’s chief information officer has launched a hiring spree aimed at turning Target into an engineering powerhouse.   Click here for more. 

  • Target to open in hipster neighborhood in Manhattan

    Target Corp. continues to expand its presence in New York City.

  • Passing of the baton at J.C. Penney

    Some three years after he returned to save J.C. Penney, industry veteran Myron E. (Mike) Ullman will retire from the company on Aug. 1.    Ullman is passing the reins of chairman of Penney’s board of directors to current CEO Marvin R. Ellison. The succession is in accordance with a transition plan the company outlined in 2014.  

  • Target powers up with wind energy partnership

    Target Corp. has expanded its commitment to renewable energy.    The discounter kicked off its first wind power partnership, buying a portion of the energy produced by a Starwood Energy Group wind farm to offset 100% of the energy used at 60 Target stores throughout Texas.   
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