Keyword: target
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The sheriff of California's Sacramento County accused Target leaders of preventing deputies from thwarting shoplifting incidents despite the store requesting help to stymie rampant retail crime. "We don’t tell big retail how to do their jobs, they shouldn’t tell us how to do ours," Sheriff Jim Cooper posted in a lengthy X post Thursday. Cooper said Target, one of the largest retailers in the U.S., reached out to his office multiple times requesting assistance with shoplifters, who the sheriff said were frequently "known transients." The sheriff’s office and Target worked to conduct an operation at the store to nab shoplifters,...
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With businesses locking up more and more everyday items in an attempt to combat rampant shoplifting, avid errand runners are fuming that the days of the quick trip to the store are over.
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Target CEO Brian Cornell suggested that the backlash the retail giant faced back in May over its LGBTQ Pride displays was the first time some team members claimed it was "not safe" at work. Cornell appeared Thursday on CNBC where he discussed declining sales, particularly following protests and critiques of its Pride Month merchandise. While on the topic, he insisted that employees felt more unsafe during the controversy than they did during natural disasters and violent Black Lives Matter protests. "This is my 10th holiday season at Target. You and I have been talking almost every quarter during those 10...
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The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year’s presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one, raising alarms that Republicans could try to subvert the will of the voters if they remain in power despite safeguards enacted after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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San Francisco policies claims another store. This guy makes videos of walking through neighborhoods in California, noting all the stores that have closed and remains vacant dues to the liberal policies of California.
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Lou Martins is angry, frustrated, and disappointed but not surprised that the first Target store to open in Manhattan — in his New York City neighborhood — is closing in October. Target this week cited large-scale theft and safety concerns for employees and customers for its decision to close nine stores in New York, San Francisco, Seattle & Portand. “I’ve seen shoplifting happening in that mall, in Target. I’ve seen cops chasing people carrying bags of products out of the mall,” said Martins, who lives and works a block-and-a-half away from the the East River Plaza shopping center in New...
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On Thursday’s edition of WABC’s “Sid & Friends in the Morning,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) reacted to Target closing one of its locations in the city due to theft by stating that more work needs to be done, but shoplifting is down and “people who want to wake up every day praying that Eric Adams the pilot fails and crashes, you better wake up, man. You’re a passenger on this plane called NYC. You better hope I land this damn plane and stop hoping and praying that I fail. The city is back. We’re resilient.” Host Sid...
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Target (TGT) is taking action in response to retail theft. On Tuesday the big box retailer announced plans to close nine stores, effective Oct. 21. "We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance," the company said in a statement. The stores set to close include one in Harlem, N.Y; two in Seattle, Wash.; three near San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.; and three in Portland, Ore. All "eligible" employees will be offered the opportunity to transfer to other Target locations, the company...
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Target said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in major cities across the country, citing violence, theft and organized retail crime. The company will close one store in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, two locations in Seattle, three stores in the San Francisco-Oakland area and three more in Portland, Oregon. The discounter said it will shutter the stores for good on Oct. 21. “We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance,” Target said in a news release. “We know that...
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Terrified shoppers fled a Target store after the children's clothing section went up in flames. The cause of the fire is still under investigation and firefighters confirmed that the store sprinkler system was deployed. By the time Orange County Fire Authority firefighters arrived, the blaze had been extinguished.
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Best Buy fired Enis Sujack, the whistleblower who went public after exposing the manager’s ban on Christian symbols at the workplace. Earlier this month O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) dropped a story featuring a whistleblower from inside Best Buy who released screenshots of a training program. A Citizen Journalist has revealed Best Buy is partnering with McKinsey & Company on a Management Training Program. The program is not open to white applicants. “Candidates must meet the [racial] requirements below” ... The program is only for employees who “identify as Black, Latino, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander.” ... DISCRIMINATION: A Citizen Journalist...
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A nationwide crime wave is forcing many retailers, large and small, to close their doors or lock up their merchandise.One example is Nordstrom, which made an announcement in May that it's closing its flagship store in downtown San Francisco after 35 years in business.The location inside Westfield Mall said goodbye to its last customers on Aug. 27, after opening in October 1988.The store at the corner of Fifth and Market Streets once occupied five floors and spanned more than 312,000 square feet but is now closing like many other retailers because of a surge in crime and poor sales.San Francisco...
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What’s with all the “womanface” being thrown around in 2023? Even if you don’t know what the term means, you’ve probably seen it in action: Confused men who think of themselves as women, and in turn, don exaggerated traditional female attire and behave like women in an over-the-top manner. To those outside the LGBTQ+ rainbow mafia, it’s entirely offensive and no more acceptable than “blackface.” (See Dylan Mulvaney) Regardless of the criticism, countless brands have flocked toward LGBTQ “influencers” to promote their products. In turn, these companies have flipped the metaphorical bird to their customers who oppose wokeism. Each time...
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Target (NYSE: TGT) missed the mark in its mid-August earnings report. The retailer announced surprisingly weak sales for the second quarter and reduced its revenue outlook for 2023 thanks to soft demand in a few big areas. There were some bright spots in the report, to be sure. And Target isn't the only company that is seeing sluggish demand for consumer discretionary products right now.
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Target's closing price yesterday was $128.75. It's lowest recent low was $126.99 on June 9th. It hadn't been this low since July 31st 2020 ($125.88). If stock prices drop below $126.99, expect to see a selloff in the downward direction, as stock-chart buyers and sellers are triggered. The same with Anheuser Busch It's most recent low was $53.40 on 5/31/23. It hadn't been that low since 11/9/22 ($52.11) If BUD stocks drop below $53.40, expect to see a selloff downward.
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Video captured the moment a violent brawl broke out in a Target store in Redlands as terrified shoppers looked on. The fight took place at a store on West Lugonia Avenue on Monday night as four men were seen assaulting a victim. “They start swinging towards the Latino guy,” said Laura Sanchez, a witness. “It was like four against one.” Sanchez had walked into the store around 8:15 p.m. and was on her way to the bathroom when the fight broke out. “We just heard noises in the background and out of nowhere, they just come up and started fighting,”...
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Target's quarterly sales declined for the first time in six years, with one company executive blaming the drop on the "strong reaction" to its Pride merchandise. Target faced a backlash against its LGBTQ+ merchandise earlier this year, with some conservative shoppers vowing to boycott the store. The retailer's sales at stores open at the same time a year ago declined 5.4% in the second quarter, the company said on Wednesday. On a conference call to discuss the results, executives, including CEO Brian Cornell, primarily blamed wider economic issues for the drop, such as pinched consumers who are cutting back on...
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Target started to see a significant decline in its stock shares as a result of mounting backlash and widespread calls for a boycott over its satanic and woke LGBT children’s merchandise.Target’s massive ‘Pride’ Section, devoted to trans and LGBTQ kids’ clothing including “tuck-friendly swimwear for kids” and chest binders, is displayed at the front of each store nationwide.
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A Target shoplifter who successfully stole a television, only to return it and steal a more expensive one, pleaded that he didn’t want to “go to jail” as Atlanta police chased him down outside the store. Police received a call around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 7 that a brazen shoplifter was trying to steal a television from Target located in Northeast Atlanta. A Target security guard flagged down arriving officers to inform them the male suspect was still inside the store. “The security guard advised a suspect had stolen one television from the store and returned moments later to take...
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5 Sarah Rumpf-Whitten Wed, August 9, 2023 at 11:42 PM EDT·1 min read A Georgia man, who was seen by Target employees stealing a TV, was caught red-handed after a police officer was waiting to arrest him at the store's exit. The alleged shoplifter and the responding police officer engaged in a dramatic tussle in the store as well as in the parking lot. The Atlanta Police Department said in a social media post that law enforcement was called in the evening to a local Target store on Monday, August 7 after the store called law enforcement after a man...
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