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2 Jun, 2023

Musk predicts lawsuits against Target

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Musk predicts lawsuits against Target after the company’s value sinks more than $15 billion following boycotts over its controversial “PRIDE” collection. Reacting on Twitter to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who wrote:

BREAKING: JP Morgan just downgraded Target’s stock, after its longest losing streak in 23 years citing “too many concerns rising’. Happy Pride Month Target!!

Musk says:

Won’t be long before there are class-action lawsuits by shareholders against the company and board of directors for destruction of shareholder value.

Kirk replied to Musk by encouraging legal action against the company.

3 Aug, 2015

Shoplifting arrest

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Richards is released on $5000 bail after spending the night in jail after being accused of taking about $600 in merchandise from a Target store in the Van Nuys area.

3 Mar, 2015

Cutting jobs

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Target plans to cut several thousand jobs at its Minneapolis headquarters as part of an effort to cut costs by $2 billion. Target CEO Brian Cornell:

We are in the very early stages of a real shift in our business.

19 Dec, 2014

Consumers can sue over data breach

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U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson in St. Paul, Minnesota,  dismisses claims by plaintiffs in certain states but allows consumers to move forward with a class action suit over the 2013 data breach.

Plaintiffs’ allegations plausibly allege that they suffered injuries that are ‘fairly traceable’ to Target’s conduct.

28 Nov, 2014

Protesters boycott Black Friday shopping

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St. Louis protesters call for a boycott to draw attention to racial injustice after the fatal shooting of teenager, Brown. A group of 75 people chant inside a Brentwood, Mo., Target. Protesters:

Hey-hey, Ho-Ho these killer cops they got to go.

Chanting boycotters protest at Ferguson-area Target

2 Aug, 2014

15th anniversary with Target

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Sonia Kashuk SK brushescelebrates 15 years of partnership with Target by releasing a limited edition collection.

This collection is about thanking my supporters for 15 amazing years, because my brand wouldn’t be here without them.