http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2015/02/23/target-fourth-quarter-earnings-wages-layoff.html
Target Purchased by Apple
Apple has announced via official press release, that Apple is now in the negotiations to buy Target. Target has been a major supporter of Apple goods, and now Target has agreed to sell ONLY Apple products. No Samsung or Magnavox TVs, only Apple... — read more
Target Reducing Store Employee Salary 10%
This is an across the board reduction. To make sure the board and corporate profits aren't impacted by Target Canada losses, Target is reducing ALL store employee hourly rates by 10%.
Hello. Just notified that 250 are eliminated today.
Canada AP staff, US ISM purchasing staff, etc.
Target refuses to match Walmart salary increase
Target communication today indicates that they will NOT match salary increase implemented by Walmart to increase minimum wage of workers.
Coca-Cola...aka Coke...to acquire Target mid 2015
The paperwork has been signed. Coke needs a BIG player in the Southeast. All Target HQ operations to move to Atlanta no later than August 2016. And the transition starts August 2015. Take Care.
Target Moving HQ to Atlanta (correction)
Target HQ will be moving earlier than reported. August 2017 is FINAL date for offices to move from Mpls to Atlanta.
The Target Slime is Getting Thicker
Target laid off my best friends at Target Canada. They worked in ISM. And now Target US is advertising their exact job duties on Horizontal Integration as Print Production Coordinators...Target US won't hire a Target Canada employee directly, but... — read more
Target Moving HQ to Atlanta
Just got out of a meeting...and Target will move it's HQ to Atlanta 2018. There will be no presence in MN after Aug 2017
Title Changes across Target India
I heard HR is working on Job Title changes for all TTS folks in Target India like Engineer , Technical Manager . This is a hidden agenda to fix some people to lay off them. Similar exercise was made for Testing team in past and some people were asked... — read more
Next Round?
Rumors/speculation of layoffs at end of this month (Feb) for TTS, which was mostly untouched outside of the Canada team last week. I'm not HR, so I have no idea if true - lots of false info also flying around. But I heard annual review scores are... — read more
Special sale on Target slime
The long awaited sale of Target previously worn underwear is on! I just bid $1.00 for Gregg's last un-washed pair. And I won...or did I lose? Oh well....I still sleep in the 8th floor of the TPN bathroom after my coke high. All is well. And Target... — read more
Target Scum Rising To The Top
Two associates of mine on the original Target Canada team were laid off last week. Two of the hardest working people I have ever met. They were print buyers in ISM...people who worked harder than hell to get those stores open on time, with all the... — read more
"Target Before Team"
Amazing how these three little words can say so much about a company. Target used to be such a great place to work - for the little people as well as the Execs. What a shame.
Drop In Performance by Hozier!
We are fast and friendly and fun! "Hey honey, awesome band in the great hall at work today! Oh by the way, no clue whether I'll have my job next month! We should start recycling scrap metal from alleyway garbage piles and selling our plasma!"
March 3
Any one have speculation on what Brian will say in the March 3rd meeting?
Target Stock $80 by July? I think yes.
It's Funny... Steinhaffel's original goal of $100 by 2017 is not that far off (under this leadership). Under Gregg's leadership? No Way.
Tifton Ga DC
Any news on the possible closure of the Tifton Ga. DC?
Next round?
So, when is the next round of layoffs coming? Will we have more big cuts, rolling layoffs, or are we done? And what jobs or teams will be next?
CANADA TEAM MEMBERS
SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS OF JOB. HOPE YOU ALL LAND ON YOUR FEET OK. ANY ESTIMATE OF WHEN ALL STORES WILL CLOSE? U.S MANAGMENT SAYS END OF MAY.ARE THE STORES GETTING EMPTY? HOW CAN LIQUIDATION TAKE THAT LONG?
THERE IS LIFE AFTER TARGET
OR SO EVERYONE SAYS GOOD LUCK TEAM MEMBERS EFFECTED.
DTO Tech
I was in DTO until we got the boot last year. I have a better job now, but will never shop at this place again. Let me tell you what they did to us. They take us in 2011, and change us back to hourly. Karl Riebs at HQ claims it is because of some... — read more
Get the word out!
All, you have to do is talk to people and let them know what Target is all about, and how we was treated. I made it my mission to tell atleast 1000 people how Target treated us, and how they should change their shopping habits not to include Target... — read more
Reading this Board is like listening to a bunch of Obama Democrats blame Bush for the US deficit...
Stop complaining, go home.. re-tool.. and get back in the game. The greatest leaders are born from the learnings of failures.
Target Stock Performance:Applaud the Board and new Sr Leaders
It's about time management got smart and saw the fat that slowed Target's performance. It's no wonder that Amazon and Wal-Mart kick butt... They demand accountability from their workforce. TGT on the other hand, for SOOOOO LONG... thought it was best... — read more
Target Express
I am part of the new Target Express Team. And now Target Express wants to expand into China. Go figure? One good store at the U of MN, and now China. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
New Corporate Branding
Corporate brand was in Mpls today. Their new slogan: Expect less, Pay More. Go figure. The discussion was a pivot from their current slogan, but if People Pay More for Less, more for the Board. It was voted in without dissent.
Contact me if you are in the IT field!
I'm a technical recruiter and I have many jobs that I haven't been able to fill due to the high volume. Contact me if you are in the market and need a job. www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-gossett/5a/509/613/en
Business ventures after Canada
Target right now has no credibility. I worked on the Target Canada team at HQ, and was amazed at the amount of money that was wasted. Target totally bungled their introduction into Canada. Rather than open a few stores from coast-to-coast, they... — read more
W2
Is there a website where I can download another copy of my W2 form?
Is Target in a Death Spiral?
I was caught in the layoffs last year, so I don't have inside knowledge of what's been happening over the last 12 months. That said, while I agree that this is not something that is imminent, I will say that there is a well known cycle that companies... — read more
Amazon #1, Walmart #2 as favorite consumer retailers
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-tops-wal-mart-in-this-ranking-2015-02-09
Unemployment claimed to be "a cause of 45K suicides each year"
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/289234.php
Current board of directors has got to go!
They oversaw all of the Canada decisions and they're the only ones who haven't been touched by this whole mess.
Distribution Centers
Any news on the DC'S that were being looked at for closure?
Anybody from Canada here?
What is the mood up there at the stores?
Retail Business Future Rookie Question
Hello All – I am in finance, ~2 years with Target, this is my first job. I love the brand, that’s one of the reasons I joined, I was an bus econ / accounting major and I had different options career-wise, yet I chose to come here as I liked the... — read more
Are Target Layoffs Complete?
Do you think that we are done with layoffs for now? It has been pretty tense lately and I’d appreciate a period of stability. I know that many people around me are also anxious and this whole thing with Canada is not helping. I only wish if the... — read more
Target Corp. To Be Acquried
We are contracting at a rapid rate. If this continues, there will be more cuts and if the stock price keeps dropping we will be an acquisition target by another company or a private equity group. If that happens, the private equity group will come... — read more
Internal communication???
The news media gives more timely and transparent communication than our supposedly new and imrpoved leaders..