With JCPenney's recent transformation, it's clear the department store has taken some bright ideas from Apple, and learned a thing or two from mistakes by Gap. READ»
Tim Murray has a daunting job. As creative director of the Creative Vision Group at Target, he oversees the work of 10 agencies, 4 digital partners, and 3 branding studios. And those are the external contributors. Internally, Target, ...READ»
PoMo architect-turned-household design whiz Michael Graves has unveiled a new suite of housekeeping tools for Target. It includes a squeegee, a broom, a dustpan, and a couple of mops, each bearing Graves’s signature look. And lucky ...READ»
Eugenia Kim is a designer whose high-end hats retail for a whopping $200, but her Target line that was released in April was less than a tenth of that price.READ»
Noticed how the Instant results tend to focus on brand names like Amazon and Target when you start typing? Top Google search engineer Amit Singhal puts lingering rumors to rest on that: it's just math.READ»
Pepsi makes brown sugar water that can contribute to obesity. Walmart has raised the bar on sustainability standards. In fact, almost every brand doing meaningful work can be accused of providing some product or service that can be harmful, and many so-called villains contribute to social programs. So what do we do?READ»
Facebook made another big step toward world domination today, by tying up a deal with Target to put gift card versions of its Credits on sale. Yep, retail meets e-tail. Virtual currency made plastic. The cards, which go on sale on ...READ»
Today's The New York Times article, "Target's First Store in Manhattan Took a Decade of Wooing" describes how Target laid the groundwork to open a major new retail outlet in Harlem. According to the article, Target invested a decade ...READ»
There can be only one winner in the battle of the big box retailers. In the new book "The HIP Investor," author R. Paul Herman compares Walmart and Target in terms of profit, management, and human impact (health, wealth, earth, equality, trust). So which retailer is more sustainable?READ»
Both the Kindle and Nook, the two most prominent e-ink e-book readers, will be going on sale at Target and Best Buy. But is that enough to save them from becoming obsolete?READ»
File this under "Better Late Than Never:" Target has launched recycling stations in all of its 1,740 stores as part of a month-long Earth Day celebration. Previously, the chain didn't have any recycling bins in its stores.But ...READ»
The partner at AdamsMorioka will lead us on a trip through his voluminous archives of visual inspiration this week. And he promises, for the most part, to behave.READ»
Greenpeace's Carting Away the Oceans seafood sustainability scorecard has lauded Target in the past for its green seafood policies. Now the chain is getting even more kudos for its announcement that it replace farmed salmon with the ...READ»
To ring in the new year, Target has launched the Great Save, a sales event offering slashed prices and bulk-packaged items, creating a warehouse club-like atmosphere--but without the membership requirement or fees.READ»
