Carson Hartzog
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Carson Hartzog is a business reporter for the Star Tribune.
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Retail
Target upgrades Circle Week deals in quest for $15B sales growth in five years
A year after introducing its revamped rewards program, the Minneapolis-based retailer is using it to help return to annual growth of 2.5% to 3%, which it hasn’t consistently reached since the panic-buying days of the pandemic.
March 12, 2025
Business
Lunds & Byerlys store to close in downtown St. Paul leaving a grocery void
The grocer, which opened the location in 2014, said staffing and financial challenges contributed to the decision.
March 9, 2025
Retail
Target Circle card site will be down for maintenance for a week
Starting Tuesday, customers will need to pay their bills by mail or in stores until the site is up again.
March 7, 2025
Business
A 40-day Target boycott began this week: What to know about the Target Fast
Faith leaders are calling on shoppers to divert their spending from Target to Black-owned businesses during Lent.
March 6, 2025
Retail
Target predicts slow-growth year as consumer stress intensifies
Minneapolis-based retailer sees modest sales growth driven by digital gains in holiday quarter, but has begun to double down on fundamentals to increase loyalty and draw more customers.
March 4, 2025
Retail
Target launches star chef collaborations, starting with Minnesota’s Ann Kim
Good & Gather Collabs expands the Minneapolis-based retailers well-known partnership strategy to the food aisles.
March 4, 2025
Retail
Target set to reveal its plan to jump-start growth. Investors hope it will be enough.
The Minneapolis-based retailer holds its annual investors days on Tuesday, where it will also deliver its full holidays earnings report.
March 1, 2025
Retail
Warby Parker opening locations in Targets, including in Bloomington
There will be five Warby Parkers at Target shops by the end of the year.
February 27, 2025
Retail
Target predicts slow-growth year as consumer stress intensifies
Minneapolis-based retailer sees modest sales growth driven by digital gains in holiday quarter, but has begun to double down on fundamentals to increase loyalty and draw more customers.
March 4, 2025
Retail
Target launches star chef collaborations, starting with Minnesota’s Ann Kim
Good & Gather Collabs expands the Minneapolis-based retailers well-known partnership strategy to the food aisles.
March 4, 2025
Retail
Target set to reveal its plan to jump-start growth. Investors hope it will be enough.
The Minneapolis-based retailer holds its annual investors days on Tuesday, where it will also deliver its full holidays earnings report.
March 1, 2025
Retail
Warby Parker opening locations in Targets, including in Bloomington
There will be five Warby Parkers at Target shops by the end of the year.
February 27, 2025