General merchandise retailer Target Corp. plans to deploy a new shopper insights solution to help make more localized merchandising and marketing decisions that will improve the relevance and value of offerings for shoppers.
Paul Singer, former CIO and SVP for Supervalu and former CIO and SVP for Target Corp., passed away peacefully at his home in Eden Prairie, Minn., June 11 following a 19-month battle with brain cancer.
Target Corp. and the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings have pledged $300,000 to help secure up to 500,000 additional meals for hungry Minnesota children this summer.
Adding perishables to its general merchandise stores has been a boon for Target Corp., the Minneapolis-based retailer’s chief executive told shareholders last week.
Half of the over 500 households surveyed nationally by Novato, Calif.-based Q & A Research said that their impressions of both Walmart and Target are more positive as a direct result of expanded grocery inventories in many of the retailers’ superstores.
