Target’s chief merchandising officer, Mark Tritton, is leaving the business to take up the role of president and CEO at Bed Bath & Beyond, a leading homewares retailer. Interim leadership of merchandising organisation Tritton has had a major impact on Target’s performance, having joined the company in 2016. Over the last two years, he has overseen the introduction of over 20 private labels ...

Target is partnering with the newly launched ToysRUs.com platform to power its product offer, digital capabilities and fulfilment services. Bringing the brand back to the US Tru Kids Brands, which owns the Toys”R”Us brand, announced earlier this year that it would relaunch in the US following its exit from the market in 2018. As the first phase of this, the company has launched an online pr...

Speaking at the Groceryshop event in Las Vegas, Stephanie Lundquist, the retailer’s executive vice president of food and beverage, stated that its food strategy is centred on being ‘Target’. We look at what this means. Aiming to build a more emotional connection through food In outlining the retailer’s food strategy, Lundquist highlighted the transactional approach that had previously been ...