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Peeved at Amazon, Target Yanks Kindle

Rob Quinn — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:12:34 CDT

In a sign of rising tension between online stores and their bricks-and-mortar counterparts, Target says it is going to stop selling Amazon's Kindle products. The company, one of the biggest offline sellers of Amazon's e-readers and tablets, has become fed up with shoppers using its stores as a showroom for...

Walmart Pepper Spray Suspect Surrenders

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:45:33 CST

A woman who may have pepper-sprayed Walmart shoppers over an Xbox purchase yesterday turned herself in last night but refused to discuss the details, the AP reports. Hours after pepper spray was used in the "competitive shopping" incident, an unidentified woman showed up at an LA-area police station—and refused...

McDonald's, Target Drop 'Cruel' Egg Supplier

Mark Russell — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:42:19 CST

McDonald's and Target have both dropped a major egg supplier after an animal rights group released an undercover video last week showing animal cruelty and harsh conditions at five of the supplier's facilities, reports AP . "Having been made aware of the unacceptable conditions in the company's egg-laying facilities, effective immediately,...

Target Worker Fights 'Black Midnight' Hours

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:28:12 CST

If you rolled your eyes at the news that some stores are opening at midnight on Black Friday, imagine how the employees of those stores feel. Target parking attendant Anthony Hardwick says that for his Black Friday shift—which starts at 11pm on Thursday—he’ll “have to go to bed...

Stores Turn Black Friday Into Black Midnight

Rob Quinn — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:00:00 CDT

This year's Black Friday probably won't be the most lucrative for big American retailers—but for some, it will be the longest. For the first time, Macy's and Target are planning to open their doors and kick off the holiday shopping season at midnight on Thanksgiving night, where local laws...

What Did Michelle Buy at Target?

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:02:57 CDT

You might have been wearing dark glasses, Michelle, but we saw you shopping at Target. What were you after? One of the two-for-one bikini bargains? The White House isn't talking, but a source tells People magazine that she picked up toys and food for First Dog Bo in the Virginia...

Target Customers Fuming Over Designer Snafu

Matt Cantor — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:01:01 CDT

Target’s launch of an upscale Italian designer line thrilled customers—so much so that the plan is backfiring. The heavily-promoted Missoni line drew so many customers to the Target website that it crashed last week, staying down for much of the day. Now customers are flaming the chain on Facebook...

Starring in Target's Anti-Union Training Film: Union Actors

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:38:30 CDT

Oh, Target: Perhaps it wasn't such a good idea to hire union actors for your anti-union employee training video. The video, which Gawker dubs “propaganda,” was created in 2003 but made headlines this week when that site made it publicly viewable for the first time. Now Salon reports that the...

Target Sues Gay Rights Group

Matt Cantor — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:34:55 CDT

Target is suing a gay-rights group to get its members to stop demonstrating outside its stores in San Diego County. The company says Canvass For A Cause's aggressive tactics—which allegedly include cornering customers by the stores' entrances to debate gay marriage—are scaring off shoppers. But the group’s director...