Target Brands, Inc.

Wild Oats chain is poised to reopen this year

2013-06-13 05:00:00

Wild Oats Markets Inc., the closed purveyor of organic and natural foods, is planning a comeback this year, potentially aided by local billionaire Ron Burkle. The company, which has been out of operation since 2007, now says on its website that it is...

Amazon to roll out home delivery service for groceries in L.A.

2013-06-10 09:41:00

Online retail powerhouse Amazon.com formally announced it was rolling out home grocery and food delivery to Los Angeles. The AmazonFresh service, which has been available in Amazon's hometown of Seattle since 2007, will pick local businesses to sell...

Retail sales warm up in May amid good weather

2013-06-06 08:17:00

Retail sales in May had their best month since January, as warmer weather and a stock market rally drew out shoppers who had spent March and April cooped up indoors. Same-store sales across the board rose an estimated 3.9%, slightly beating expectations...

Retail sales heat up in May amid warmer weather

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Consumers emerged in May to give retailers their best month since January, lured by warmer weather and the confidence lift from the surging stock market and rising housing prices. Same-store sales increased 4.8% from a year earlier, beating expectations...

Sears reports bigger-than-expected 1Q loss

2013-05-24 07:04:08

NEW YORK (AP) — It was another ugly quarter for Sears Holdings Corp. The beleaguered department-store chain reported a steeper-than-expected loss for its first quarter on slumping sales. It also announced that it is considering selling its...

Target earnings disappoint, retailer cuts full-year forecast

2013-05-22 08:22:00

Target Corp., like many other retail rivals, was laid low in its first fiscal quarter by cold spring temperatures that discouraged seasonal shopping and caused the chain to underperform by even its own metrics. The Minneapolis company said sales at...

Retail sales brighten, but less than expected

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Late last month, as the weather began to warm into a semblance of spring, teens and bargain hunters who had spent months crunching their spending surged into retailers to shop. Their activity helped push up a monthly measure of same-store sales by 3.8%...

April retail sales mixed; teen, discount outlets show strength

2013-05-09 07:51:00

Teens and bargain hunters propelled retail sales in April, but couldn’t save the industry from the dampening effects of chilly weather and continuing economic worries. A monthly measure of same-store sales rose 3.7% last month, according to...

Blackstone commits to hiring 50,000 military veterans

2013-04-30 10:10:00

Blackstone Group, the New York-based private equity group, announced Tuesday it would hire 50,000 military veterans over the next five years across its various businesses. The company said it is partnering with the White House, which is leading an...

Retail sales have case of the blahs after uninspired February

2013-03-07 08:16:00

Americans went about their shopping with a “meh” attitude in February, fretting about delayed tax refunds and higher payroll taxes while giving retailers a middling boost in sales. Three separate measures of same-store sales at locations...

Retail sales rise 5.8%, but cold weather and payroll taxes sting

2013-02-07 08:11:00

Shoppers trod carefully in January, lured into stores by retailers dangling post-holiday clearance deals but spending sparingly to balance out higher payroll taxes and lingering economic uncertainty. Same-store sales at major retailers such as...

Target will offer year-round price matching with online retailers

2013-01-08 09:51:00

Retail giant Target Corp. said it is extending price-matching with select online retailers beyond the holidays into a year-round policy. The Minneapolis company said shoppers can now request price matches anytime on identical items found at some big Web...

Hasbro Inc. toys based on �Marvel�s The Avengers� movie sit on the shelf at a Target Corp. store.

2012-10-03 10:06:00

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

2012-04-26 00:00:00

If you were one of the millions who couldn't lay hands on the Target collection from the Italian design house Missoni, here's the real deal: The relatively new store Undiscovered carries Missoni Home items, including pillows (from $190) and poufs (from $380).

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