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Target ups its ad efforts with revamped media company, Roundel
A surprise addition to this year’s NewFronts, first-time participant Target today announced its plans to rebrand its media network formerly known as “Target Media Network” to be call
Online used car startup Shift adds another $40M, snags COO in road to IPO
Online used car startup Shift Technologies has tacked on another $40 million in equity funding, hired a new COO with Amazon and Enjoy roots and scaled up its engineering staff — all in the past seve
Targeting payday lenders, Branch adds pay-on-demand features for hourly workers
Branch, the scheduling and pay management app for hourly workers, has added a new pay-on-demand service called Pay, which is now available to anyone who downloads the Branch app. It’s an attempt
Can predictive analytics be made safe for humans?
Massive-scale predictive analytics is a relatively new phenomenon, one that challenges both decades of law as well as consumer thinking about privacy. As a technology, it may well save thousands of li
FedEx’s new autonomous delivery bot has iBot wheelchair DNA
FedEx is a courier delivery and logistics company; and in 2019, that means it must also have an autonomous delivery bot. The delivery services company, known for its overnight shipping, unveiled Wedne
Target announces launch of its curated, third-party marketplace, Target+
Target this morning announced Target+, a new initiative designed to expand the assortment on Target.com with merchandise from third-party sellers. But unlike with Walmart and Amazon’s marketplac
Target expands its 1 percent back loyalty program, Target Circle, to more US markets
Target is expanding access to its new loyalty program that rewards shoppers for returning to its stores by offering 1 percent back on their next trip, among other perks. The program, called Target Cir
Apple Pay is coming to Target, Taco Bell, Speedway and two other US chains
A little more retail momentum for Apple Pay: Apple has announced another clutch of U.S. retailers will soon support its eponymous mobile payment tech — most notably discount retailer Target. App
Target’s same-day delivery service Shipt will include ‘all major product categories’ in 2019
Target has grand plans for Shipt, the same-day grocery delivery service it bought a year ago for $550 million. While generally known today as something of an Instacart competitor — essentially T
Walmart and Target embrace in-store mobile checkout for the holidays
Two of the U.S.’s largest brick-and-mortar retailers, Walmart and Target, are launching new mobile checkout systems in their stores to accommodate the influx of shoppers expected during the 2018
Amazon is offering free delivery in the US because it’s nearly Christmas
“Did you know Christmas is nearly here?” Now that it’s November, people will start telling you how many shopping days or weekends there are until Christmas. You can avoid them all yo
Target launches free, 2-day shipping with no minimum purchase requirement
Take that, Amazon and Walmart. Target has just come out swinging with news that it’s launching free, two-day shipping on hundreds of thousands of items across its site without requiring a minimu
Target’s newest incubator is looking for ‘save the world’ kind of stuff
Target is no stranger to running startup accelerators. The company today operates its Target + Techstars program, the beauty-focused Target Takeoff, and the India-based Target Accelerator Program. No
HQ Trivia nabs Target to sponsor game with biggest ever single winner prize of $100K
HQ Trivia is aiming to attract more players following a slight decline in downloads with a new, large prize. The company announced today it has bagged Target to sponsor to sponsor a special Emmy-them
Target’s same-day delivery reaches 1,100+ stores, Drive Up to reach 1,000 by year-end
Amazon may be betting on the convenience of cashier-less stores, but Target is instead focused on order-ahead e-commerce. The company’s Drive Up service, which allows shoppers to place orders on
Target expands its Shipt and Drive Up services across the Midwest and Southeast
Target this morning announced it’s expanding its same-day shipping and pickup services, Drive Up and Shipt, across the Midwestern U.S. and the Southeast. The expansion will bring Shipt, its Inst
Target’s next-day delivery service, Target Restock, launches nationwide with lower fees
Target is lowering the price of its next-day delivery service for household essentials, Target Restock, which will now be free for Target REDcard purchases and $2.99 for all other orders, as the servi
Target expands its ‘Drive Up’ service to 270 stores across Florida, Texas and the Southeast
Target runs are about to get a lot easier. The retailer today is officially expanding its new curbside pickup service called Drive Up to the first locations outside of its home market of Minneapolis-S
Target debuts same-day delivery for in-store purchases in some urban markets
Target wants to make it easier for customers in urban markets to shop its store and get their hauls home, without having to lug their bags onto the subway or other public transit. These customers may
Walmart brings its partnership with JD.com into the food business
Walmart is bringing its partnership with JD.com into its grocery business. The Chinese physical store will stock products that customers can also buy through its Walmart virtual storefront on the Chin