Thanksgiving is next week, which means we're barreling toward the time of the year when nationwide productivity falls off a cliff as everyone with a desk job starts cruising online sales all day, every day. Just in time for this influx of shoppers, AdWeek reports, Target has redesigned its website, and boy oh boy is…
For the 2013 Halloween season, General Mills is resurrecting all five of their Monster Cereals —Count Chocula, Frankenberry, Boo Berry, Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy — for a limited time. Get out your running shoes, because I'm about to buy allll that corn-syrupy Boo Berry goodness.
Labor groups urged massive clothing retailers including Gap and Wal-Mart to sign an international pact this week that would solidify safety standards and send a clear message that big brand names won't allow another easily preventable tragedy like last month's factory collapse in Bangladesh
A bunch of attractive and fashionable celebrities — including Michelle Williams (love the hair!), Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Kate Mara — turned up tonight at the NYC launch of celebrity stylist Kate Young's Target collection. What do you think? Cute? Not cute? Who cares? What day is it?
WTF, Target? You know I need my Liz Lange maternity and deep-discount So Delicious coconut milk, don't make me take my fat bucks elsewhere!
Target's new series of domestic labor ads all go something like this: a glowering model runwalks on screen wearing high-waisted (white) shorts, a white t-shirt, and white high heels, because it is obviously the future and everyone has adopted the standard THX 1138 monochromatic wardrobe in order to dress more…
Pizza Hut is releasing a perfume. Seriously. But if it seems like a joke, it's because that's how this all started. In an effort to get people talking about the pizza chain, an advertising agency that works with its Canadian branch posted on Facebook, "Do you love the smell of a box of Pizza Hut pizza being opened? We…
Maybe you've heard dark whispers of the Candy Corn Oreo. It's a "limited edition" seasonal Oreo only available at Target—an Oreo cookie, see, but it tastes like a candy corn. Because god knows, there's nothing the people crave more than fucking candy corn! I know my family and friends can't shut UP about how much they…
In a relatively small but still heartwarming gesture towards equality for all, Target is now stocking greeting cards celebrating same-sex marriage because it wants to celebrate "diversity and inclusivity" and offer products that are "relevant for everyone." An added bonus: judging by the photos in the Minneapolis Star…
You have doubtlessly shed a bitter tear over professional fishmouth Steven Tyler's departure from his post as an American Idol judge. Said Tyler in what could loosely be called a statement: "After some long…hard…thoughts…I've decided it's time for me to let go of my mistress 'American Idol' before she boils my rabbit."…
Pixar's upcoming movie, Brave, is the studio's first film with a female lead
There's a certain amount of hate that's inspired by having to shop in a big box store like Best Buy or Walmart. The endless aisles, the bad lighting, the overwhelming amount of goods, and the often-terrible service can all make for a soul-deadening experience. And when someone rams into your leg with their cart, it can …
Oh, we all thought we were so clever, buying cheap but cute necklaces and colorful bracelets at places like Forever 21, Target, and Claire's. Sure they might make our outfits look better for a very low price, but it turns out these pieces of crappy jewelry might also be poisoning us. Grr. Looks like it's time to admit…
Who will mourn the death of sandblasted jeans? Very few people, hopefully, as it's the year 2012 and nobody should be rocking distressed denim anymore, but also because the process workers use to make jeans look fashionably worn-in is horrible for their health — sandblasters end up breathing in a large amount of…
We're used to paranoia about social networking sites like Facebook gleaning personal information from our "Likes" and "Shares," but this fascinating NYT Magazine piece gives us a look into how companies like Target have been intensely profiling their customers for decades. It's a fine line: if companies go too far…
Did you fail to pick out any pieces from the Jason Wu for Target line before it sold out? Look on the bright side— at least you didn't line up outside of a Target at 6:45 in the morning only to have two monster people buy the entire collection before you could get your hands on anything. Unfortunately, this is…
Ryan has what some folks call an "all-American" look: Blond hair, blue eyes, creamy skin. He also has Down Syndrome. And he's in a Target ad this week — after appearing in a Nordstrom catalog last year.
Three first looks at young designer Jason Wu's upcoming collection for Target, set to hit stores February 5, come to us today courtesy of Glamour and T magazine.
Retailers have already pissed shoppers off by beginning their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving. Now, workers upset that their holidays will be interrupted by the call of the almighty dollar are making a stink.
In recent years, Black Friday "doorbuster" sales have gotten nuttier and nuttier. Doors open at 5 am— no! 4 am! Flat screen TV's only 10 cents if you punch at least 3 store employees in the face! Now, some retailers are attempting to attract shoppers by starting their sales on Thanksgiving Day, a move that's being met…
And the sexist T-shirt hits keep on coming — but in a way I never expected.
Last week, the Associated Press released photos of Michelle Obama shopping in Target. That doesn't fit with modern day Marie Antoinette image conservatives have constructed for the First Lady, so now they've decided that the entire thing was a calculated photo op. Apparently a woman who's vacationed in Europe and worn…
We've already tried the extreme zoom, and the content of these bags is indiscernible — but my heart says she just bought a ton of Easy Mac. And you just know she scored some Missoni.
Retailers like to avoid appearing political, but thanks to a development in e-commerce, they're being forced to choose between angering customers who support gay rights, and those who oppose it for religious reasons. And while previously companies have withdrawn donations and apologized when accused of supporting…
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From designers to actresses to celebrity stylists to the entire Missoni family, it seemed like everyone was wearing the label's signature squiggly knits at the launch of its 400-piece Target collection.
Target's next limited-edition designer collaborator is...Gwen Stefani. She'll be doing a children's line, to be precise, called Harajuku Mini for Target. There are prices ($3.99 to $29.99) but no pictures of the collection yet, which will hit stores in November. [WWD]
Three years ago, Kristen Hammond silkscreened and sold children's t-shirts reading, "My mom doesn't want your advice." Then, this week, she found a onesie at Target that's nearly-identical, right down to the unusual font. Target has yet to explain.
The president and C.E.O. of Target, Gregg Steinhafel, fielded question after question about his company's $150,000 donation to an extremist right-wing group at Target's annual shareholder meeting yesterday. Several of Target's biggest investors, including some large pension funds, protested outside the meeting. Women's …
