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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.