The discontinuation of Target Corp.'s smart card initiative conveys some important lessons for the credit card industry, which had been watching the retailer's program as a kind of test balloon for ...

In retail — and especially in e-commerce — there’s a nuanced distinction between having a very popular sale and arranging for far too little merchandise. It’s like those hold recordings that say the ...

“Target was certified as meeting the standard for the payment card industry in September 2013. Nonetheless, we suffered a data breach.” Those words by Target Chairman, President, and Chief Executive ...

Target hasn’t shown any indication it will tone down Pride Month displays in 2024, according to Consumers' Research executive director Will Hild. "Given their insistence on continuing to sell products ...

For Target, the dust still hasn't settled after its massive 2013 data breach. Months after the theft of 40 million customer credit and debit card numbers and the names and contact information of up to ...

We’re all familiar with the Target payment card breach late last year. Up to 110 million payment card numbers were stolen through a huge hole in the company’s network, right down to the security of ...

During this election season, there's likely to be a lot more corporate cash in politics, following a Supreme Court ruling last winter that lifted restraints on companies and labor unions. Already, a ...