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  • Target rolls out 8 new sustainability goals

    Amid a slew of news from Target HQ on Monday, the retailer also announced that, as part of the White House’s Climate Pledge, it would be working toward eight new sustainability commitments. The company has had success so far when it comes to sustainability, reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 9% since 2012 and eliminating more than half a million metric tons of carbon dioxide from its buildings.

    The commitments are for the company to achieve the following benchmarks by 2020:

  • Target plans social Halloween

  • Report: Target continues internal IT focus

    Target Corp. is making a number of aggressive moves to become more self-reliant when it comes to IT development.

    According to the Wall Street Journal, the latest move is the adoption of the DevOps software development strategy. DevOps emphasizes increased cooperation among software engineers and product deployment employees, and also focuses on agile development and testing methods.

  • Target outlines 8 new sustainability goals

    Amid a slew of news from Target headquarters on Monday, the retailer also announced that, as part of the White House’s climate pledge, it would be working toward eight new sustainability commitments.

  • Amazon.com is increasing its holiday workforce by 25%

    Amazon.com is increasing the number of workers it is hiring for the holidays this year to meet an increase in customer demand, revealing a possible shift in the way consumers shop.

    The retailer says it plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal employees this year. It hired 80,000 seasonal employees in 2014.

  • Cherokee diversifies with flip-flops

    Licensed apparel company Cherokee Global Brand is acquiring a new retail chain just a few weeks after announcing its relationship with Target is ending.

  • Target Bullseye: Q&A on Tech Start-Up Accelerator Program

    Target on Monday officially opened the application process for its new startup accelerator program, created in partnership with Techstars and led by Target EIR (entrepreneur-in-residence) West Stringfellow. The retailer posted a Q&A with Stringfellow, who forged Target’s partnership with Techstars, on its Bullseye blog.

    Here are highlights:

  • Target is looking for an accelerator

    Start-ups looking to revolutionize retail have a significant new opportunity for support.

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