Target has reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers curtailed their spending on apparel and other non-essential items.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface.

Hundreds of frozen waffle products sold in leading retailers including Walmart and Target are being recalled.

Grocery aisle deals for cash-strapped customers and an emphasis on affordable but stylish clothes has helped Target reverse a year-long sales slump.

U.S. stocks ticked higher after more big companies delivered profit reports that topped analysts’ expectations.

A new video has surfaced of a suspected voyeur police say was caught recording a woman in a Target store changing room in Fort Lauderdale.

Abraham Saad, a father of young children, said he was going shopping at an Aventura Target Saturday evening when he saw a 2-year-old boy screaming in a locked car that wasn’t running.

A couple is behind bars after police accused them of leaving their 2-year-old son inside a hot car while they shopped at a Target in Aventura over the weekend.

It’s summertime, and the bargains seem easy at a time when many consumer prices are high.

Target says it will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15.

Fourth of July is here! If there are a few things you need from the store, many of them are open today.

With Pride Month in full gear, U.S. shoppers can find the usual merchandise many stores stock for the June celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights.

Walgreens is joining other retailers like Target, Amazon and Walmart and will lower prices on more than 1,300 products.

Target is reporting a decline in quarterly revenue as still-stubborn inflation cuts into shoppers’ spending.

Target confirmed that it won’t be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month in June in some stores after the discount retailer received a backlash last year for its assortment.

Consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy has ticked down but remains near a recent high, with Americans’ outlook largely unchanged this year.

U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans are still concerned about high prices and feeling less optimistic about the short-term future.

Your next Target run could be a little faster this weekend, as stores across the country launch a new express self-checkout policy.

Target, looking for ways to reverse a sales malaise, is getting into Amazon territory: the paid membership game.

Target says it will stop selling a product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after a now-viral TikTok video spotlighted some significant errors.

Americans are expected to spend nearly $30 billion on gift cards this holiday, according to the National Retail Federation.

With Christmas right around the corner, you might want to check the list of what stores are open (and closed) twice.

Haven’t ordered any of your holiday gifts yet.

Three major U.S. retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — say they’re suspending sales of water-bead products marketed to young children due to growing safety concerns.

Macy’s third-quarter sales declined as consumers remain cautious on their spending, but the results and its adjusted profit both topped Wall Street’s expectations.

Target on Wednesday reported a hefty third-quarter profit increase that handily beat Wall Street expectations, benefiting from efforts to hold down costs.

Asian shares have retreated after Wall Street added a bit more to its big rally from a day before.

Target says it's closing nine stores in four states, including one in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood, and three in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Americans stepped up retail spending modestly from July to August as the price of gasoline jumped, cutting into budgets as many families send their kids off to school.

U.S. wholesale prices increases accelerated in August, a sign that inflation remains stubbornly persistent despite a series of sharp interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

Target reported its first quarterly sales drop in six years, dragged down by shoppers' inflation worries and a negative reaction by some customers, widely publicized on social media, to its Pride merchandise.

It’s time to check your candle supply again. According to a Thursday notice from federal regulators, Target is recalling 2.2. million candles due to laceration and burn hazards.

Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices.

Macy’s, Target and Dollar General are warning investors their sales will suffer this year as consumers shift spending to essentials.

Dozens of big companies from Delta and Coca-Cola to Walmart are sponsoring LGBTQ+ Pride events and displaying racks of Pride-themed merchandise.

“Boycott Target,” a two-minute track by Kurt Jantz, better known as rapper Forgiato Blow, shot to number one on iTunes’ Top Ten Chart this week.

Activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new ways to mobilize against threats to their long fight for equality.

Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community.

Target is removing some items and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide after intense backlash from some shoppers ahead of Pride month.

Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.

Walmart reported strong first-quarter sales results as the nation’s largest retailer’s low-prices continue to draw budget conscious consumers in a challenging economic environment of stubbornly high inflation.

Authorities in Hollywood responded to a deadly small plane crash Wednesday afternoon.

Target has reported another quarterly profit decline and issued a cautious sales and profit outlook for the current period.

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Authorities released body camera footage Thursday of a man that was attempting to steal an electric scooter from a Target store in Flagler County on Monday afternoon.

For this year’s Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Target rolled out its first dedicated Ramadan and Eid, or feast, collection, including decorations.

It only takes one problem to tank a stock when everyone panics.

Target said it plans to invest $4 billion to $5 billion this year to expand its services including a drive up service for returns as well as renovate 175 of its existing stores and speed up its online delivery.

An undeclared allergen prompts recall of Valentine’s Day chocolates sold at nationwide Target.

Police say the man who was fatally shot by police after entering a Target store in Omaha, Nebraska, armed with an AR-15-style rifle had obtained the weapon just four days earlier at a sporting goods store.

Omaha police say they have fatally shot a man who entered a Target store with an AR-15-style rifle and “plenty of ammunition.”.

Party City is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling with rising prices and a pullback in customer spending.

A family member says rapper Theophilus London has been found safe after disappearing for months.

An experimental treatment is showing promise for an aggressive and hard to treat form of breast cancer.

The family of rapper Theophilus London has filed a missing persons report with Los Angeles police this week and are asking for the public’s help to find him.

Americans stepped up their spending at retailers, restaurants, and auto dealers last month, a sign of consumer resilience as the holiday shopping season begins amid painfully high inflation and rising interest rates.

An unexpected and potentially ominous pullback in customer spending ahead of the holiday shopping season pushed third quarter profits at Target down 52% after it was forced to slash prices for Americans who are feeling the squeeze of inflation.

Target is dropping the mandatory retirement age for its CEO, allowing its Chief Executive Brian Cornell to stay on for three more years.

Target has reported solid sales for the fiscal second quarter but its profits plunged nearly 90% because it slashed prices to clear unwanted inventories of clothing, home goods and other discretionary items.

Nine months after India announced its target of “net zero” emissions by 2070 at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country’s federal cabinet finally approved a new climate plan on Wednesday.

Fourth of July has arrived, but if you forgot a few items for your barbecue, don’t fret. There are plenty of stores that remain open this holiday.

Best Buy Co. has posted first-quarter results that showed shoppers pulled back on their spending and higher costs ate into profits.

Shares are sharply lower in Asia after a broad retreat on Wall Street.

The stock market’s slump this year briefly pulled the S&P 500 into what’s known as a bear market Friday, before a late rally put the index in the green.

A man was killed and three other people were injured after two Osceola County deputies opened fire Wednesday night outside a Target store near Kissimmee, authorities said.

U.S. consumer confidence dampened slightly in April but remains high and inflation concerns continue to weigh on their short-term outlook.

The U.S. economy ended 2021 by expanding at a healthy 6.9% annual pace from October through December, the government reported Wednesday, a slight downgrade from its previous estimates.

Target aims to recruit and hold on its workers with higher pay, offering wages up to $24 an hour for some positions.

Target will invest up to $5 billion this year in physical stores, new brands and expanding its online fulfilment as the discounter continues to drive sales growth and differentiate itself from rivals.

Workers at Target stores and distribution centers in places like New York, where competition for finding and hiring staff is the fiercest, could see starting wages as high as $24 an hour this year.

These items “honor the sacrifice of Black leaders of the past while amplifying and celebrating the voices of the Black community today.”

A man was arrested Wednesday morning in Hialeah on accusations that he tried to break into a Target store.

Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic.

Target delivered another quarter of strong results, overcoming a slew of challenges from inflationary pressures to congested ports.

Court testimony shows that the Minnesota State Patrol purged emails and text messages immediately after protests over the death of George Floyd during which the agency is accused of targeting journalists.

Best Buy Co. is raising its full-year sales outlook after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain posted fiscal second-quarter results that beat analysts’ projections.

We somehow made it to August, which means it’s back-to-school time for students and teachers everywhere.

Target’s streak of strong results extended into its latest quarter but its skyrocketing online sales growth has come back to earth.

Consumer spending was flat in May with incomes dropping for a second month as the impact of the government’s pandemic stimulus payments waned.

Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales and a shift by Americans to spend more on vacations and other services instead of goods.

Target ya no requiere que los clientes y empleados completamente vacunados usen cubiertas faciales a menos que lo requieran las ordenanzas locales, anunció la compañía el lunes.

Target is no longer requiring fully vaccinated customers and employees to wear face coverings, unless required by local ordinances, the company announced Monday.

Retail sales in the U.S. were flat in April, after soaring in March, when many Americans received $1,400 stimulus checks that boosted spending.

La cadena de moniristas Target, agregará una amplia gama de productos obtenidos de más de 500 comercios propiedad de negros e incrementará su gastos en otras compañías de diversos tipos, desde mercadeo hasta construcción

Target will spend a total of more than $2 billion at Black-owned businesses by 2025 as part of its effort to advance racial equity.

That is down dramatically from 14.8% last April, just after the virus erupted in the United States. AdAlso hiring last month were retailers, which added 41,000 jobs, health care companies, with 46,000, and manufacturers, with 21,000. But state and local governments have slashed 1.4 million jobs since the pandemic erupted, including 86,000 last month, and most have instituted hiring freezes. The Congressional Budget Office projects the nation will add a substantial 6.2 million jobs this year. Sounding an optimistic note, he said: “There’s good reason to expect job creation to pick up in the coming months."

FILE - In this April 6, 2020 file photo, a customer wearing a mask carries his purchases as he leaves a Target store during the coronavirus pandemic, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The moves come as Target extended its sales streak through the holiday quarter and sales grew by more than $15 billion. Online sales soared 118%. In the previous quarter, same-store sales rose 10%, while online sales spiked 155%. Late last year, it signed a deal with beauty chain Ulta Beauty that will place Ulta shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021.

The Federal Reserve says theres evidence that hiring has picked up in recent weeks, though the job market remains badly damaged by the pandemic. Jobless claims declined by 111,000 from the previous week to a seasonally adjusted 730,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Still, before the virus erupted in the United States last March, weekly applications for unemployment benefits had never topped 700,000. The latest figures coincide with a weakened job market that has made scant progress in the past three months. AdAll told, 19 million people were receiving unemployment aid as of Feb. 6, up from 18.3 million the previous week.

The Federal Reserve says theres evidence that hiring has picked up in recent weeks, though the job market remains badly damaged by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve says there's evidence that hiring has picked up in recent weeks, though the job market remains badly damaged by the pandemic. In its semi-annual monetary policy report released Friday, the Fed said it has been watching job data compiled by payroll processor ADP. AdThe report will form the basis for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony next week before committees in the House and Senate. Hiring has stalled in the past three months, with job gains averaging just 90,000 a month from November through January.

U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in October, the lowest reading in five months and an indication that the price spike seen this summer is beginning to fade as coronavirus cases start to increase. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in January, led by a surge in energy. But even though the gain was the biggest monthly increase since July, inflation gains over the past year have remained modest. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, is also up 1.4% with core prices unchanged in January. “Consumer price inflation remains very tame,” said Kathy Bostjancic, chief U.S. financial economist at Oxford Economics, predicting that the upcoming rise in year-over-year inflation figures should be transitory.

Starting next week, 1 million doses will be distributed to some 6,500 pharmacies across the country, the White House said. The administration is also boosting by 500,000 the weekly allocation of vaccines sent directly to states and territories for the coming weeks, up to 10.5 million. It is allowing state and local governments to receive additional federal dollars to cover previously incurred expenses relating to the pandemic. The number of participating pharmacies and the allocation of vaccines are expected to accelerate as drug makers increase production. The Biden administration has sought to increase certainty to state governments on their upcoming allocations to streamline deliveries and prevent stockpiling of second doses for the two-dose regimens.

The nations largest retail trade group says Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, that holiday sales soared 8.3%, far exceeding its forecast even as the coronavirus kept shoppers away from physical stores. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)NEW YORK – The nation’s largest retail trade group said Friday that holiday sales soared 8.3%, far exceeding its forecast even as the coronavirus kept shoppers away from physical stores. The retail sales figures exclude sales from autos, restaurants and gas. The non-seasonably adjusted holiday figures, contrast with a downbeat report Friday from the Commerce Department that retail sales fell a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in December from the month before. However, the government reported a 3.7% retail sales gain in November and a 2.9% gain in December compared to the year-ago periods.

A sale sign is displayed near the entrance of a Hallmark store Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Retail sales fell for a third straight month, as a surge in virus cases kept people away from stores and restaurants during the holiday shopping season. The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales fell a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in December from the month before, a decline Wall Street analysts weren't expecting. The Commerce Department said sales even fell online, down nearly 6% after rising 19% for the year. At restaurants and bars, sales fell 4.5% in December as states restricted in-person dining, ending the year down 21%. The nation’s largest retail trade group said that when car, restaurant and gas sales are taken out, and when non-seasonably adjusted numbers are compared from a year ago instead of month to month, sales in November and December actually rose 8.3% from the year before.

Targets strong sales streak extended through the holiday season, as shoppers snapped up everything from clothing to home goods during the pandemic. The Minneapolis company reported Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, that its online sales surged 102% for the November and December period. The retailer reported Wednesday that online sales surged 102% between November and December. Even with the push online, Target's 1,900 locations have become an even greater strength as infections surged and people tried to stay home. Tiffany & Co. last week reported a 2% gain in preliminary holiday sales, helped by strong sales in China and online.

WESTON, Fla. – The family of the suspect in custody for the abduction, assault and rape of a Cleveland Clinic healthcare worker released a statement Sunday. A statement was released Sunday on behalf of the family, which read:“The family’s thoughts and prayers are currently with the victim, the victim’s family, and with Joel. They would like to thank the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Det. The family has no other comment at this time.”The carjacking happened at the Weston hospital campus parking lot at 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. A Sunpass camera captured this photo of the suspect who Broward Sheriff's Office investigators are looking for who they say abducted and raped a healthcare worker from the Cleveland Clinic in Weston.

Authorities say he has committed over 40 thefts at Target and Home Depot stores throughout South Florida over the past three months. Jose Luis Cruz Jr. is accused of taking over $80,000 in value from the stores since Sept. 26, investigators say. Watch surveillance video:The stores that have been hit are located in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties. Detectives said they have surveillance video for most of the crimes. If you have information, you are asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at (954) 493-8477 or visit browardcrimestoppers.org.

NEW YORK – Sephora will be replacing all cosmetics areas at Kohl's with 2,500 square foot shops, starting with 200 locations in the fall of year. Earlier this month, Target said it would be opening Ulta Beauty shops in more than 100 stores next year. J.C. Penney said its developing its own cosmetics area to replace Sephora when that agreement ends. Rougeot said Sephora was attracted to Kohl's because of its network of 1,100 stores, mostly outside of malls. The Sephora shops, which will feature about 100 brands, will be at the front of Kohl's stores.

The Minneapolis company reported Wednesday that its online sales surged 155% in the three months that ended Oct. 31. It joined Walmart and Home Depot in reporting strong third quarter sales. Last week, Target announced a deal with nation’s largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, that will place Ulta shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021. During the latest quarter, drive-up sales increased more than fivefold, while order pickup continues to increase with more than a 50% increase. Target is pushing shoppers to start early this holiday season to avoid a crush of customers online and in stores during the pandemic.

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, women walk to an Ulta Beauty store in Schaumburg, Ill. The nations largest beauty chain has a deal to place shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021. Ulta Beauty and Target said Tuesday, Nov. 10 that the shops will be located next to Targets existing beauty sections. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)NEW YORK – The nation's largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, has a deal to place shops in more than 100 Target stores by mid-2021. “More than ever before, now is the time for innovation in retail,” said Mary Dillon, CEO of Ulta Beauty.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)NEW YORK – Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Black Friday has long been the unofficial start to the U.S. holiday season, though retailers have been pushing holiday shopping earlier for the last decade or so. The first big holiday push will come from Amazon, which is positioning its mid-October Prime Day as a kickoff to the holiday shopping season. Even with the early start to the season, holiday sales are expected to deliver smaller gains than in recent years. Joel Bines, who runs the retail practice at AlixPartners, thinks the earlier shopping will stick even when the pandemic is over.