The discontinuation of Target Corp.'s smart card initiative conveys some important lessons for the credit card industry, which had been watching the retailer's program as a kind of test balloon for ...

In retail — and especially in e-commerce — there’s a nuanced distinction between having a very popular sale and arranging for far too little merchandise. It’s like those hold recordings that say the ...

Target hasn’t shown any indication it will tone down Pride Month displays in 2024, according to Consumers' Research executive director Will Hild. "Given their insistence on continuing to sell products ...

In 2011, Target Corporation, the successful national retailer out of Minnesota, announced they were expanding into neighboring Canada. The launch was aggressive; by assuming almost 200 spaces vacated ...

During this election season, there's likely to be a lot more corporate cash in politics, following a Supreme Court ruling last winter that lifted restraints on companies and labor unions. Already, a ...

We’re all familiar with the Target payment card breach late last year. Up to 110 million payment card numbers were stolen through a huge hole in the company’s network, right down to the security of ...

“Target was certified as meeting the standard for the payment card industry in September 2013. Nonetheless, we suffered a data breach.” Those words by Target Chairman, President, and Chief Executive ...

Back in 2019, my colleague Josh Charlson wrote about lessons from target-date funds, focusing on bigger-picture investment issues. Probably the biggest lesson of all is that there's no need to ...