Target Corporation

Target Corp said on Thursday it plans to hire 100,000 seasonal workers this year, fewer than last year, to prepare for the holiday season at a time when the industry grapples with tight labor supply.

* Unveils new $15 bln share buyback plan (Adds analyst comment, updates shares)

Target Corp beat analysts' estimates for same-store sales on Wednesday as more shoppers visited its stores to buy clothes and stock up on back-to-school essentials, even though they bought less online compared to pandemic highs.

Target Corp said on Wednesday it will invest $200 million over the next four years to offer its more than 340,000 U.S.-based part-time and full-time frontline workers debt-free assistance for select undergraduate degrees and certificates.

Target Corp said on Friday it has removed Johnson & Johnson's Neutrogena aerosol sunscreen products from its stores and website after the pharmaceutical company said it had detected a cancer-causing chemical in some samples.

Walmart and Target are testing their own home package delivery services in the United States - stealing a page from Amazon's play book - as e-commerce demand strains traditional carriers like United Parcel Service, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service.

* Shares rise 4% (Adds comments from conference call on labor market, margin)

Target Corp beat estimates for quarterly same-store sales on Wednesday as a strong vaccination drive across the country encouraged shoppers to return to the stores and spend their stimulus checks on home goods, clothes and other items.

Target Corp will invest $4 billion annually over the next several years as the big box retailer upgrades stores and strengthens its online business, hoping to cement gains made during the pandemic that led to blowout holiday quarter results.

Target Corp will invest $4 billion annually over the next several years to open more stores, upgrade existing ones and build-out its supply chain as the retailer tries to cement market share gains made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Target Corp beat analysts' estimates for holiday quarter sales on Tuesday, powered by the company's same-day delivery and store pick-up services that helped fulfill resilient demand for home goods, toys and groceries during the pandemic.

Target Corp said on Thursday it would double Apple Inc's footprint in some of its stores and expand online offerings, as the big box retailer beefs up its strategy to house popular brands at its outlets to woo more customers.

Target Corp will offer its frontline and essential employees up to four hours of pay after they get the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. retailer said on Wednesday, making it another major corporation to push incentives to get workers inoculated.

Target Corp reported a 17.2% rise in comparable sales for the holiday season on Wednesday as its online sales more than doubled, thanks to faster deliveries and higher demand for home goods, electronics and beauty products.

Target Corp said on Wednesday its comparable sales rose 17.2% in November and December as its online sales more than doubled during the holiday period. (Reporting by Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

Target Corp blew past analyst expectations for quarterly profit and sales on Wednesday as more Americans used the retailer's quick-delivery services to buy everything from electronics to home goods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Target Corp blew past Wall Street expectations for quarterly same-store sales on Wednesday as more Americans used the big-box retailer's quick delivery services to buy everything from electronics to home goods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ulta Beauty Inc's shares jumped 10% on Tuesday after the cosmetics store chain signed a long-term deal with Target Corp to open its own stores at the big box retailer's locations.

Target Corp will kick off its holiday season deals in October this year, at the same time as Amazon.com Inc's Prime Day event, aiming to attract customers who are shopping primarily online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.