Target to Close 175 Stores Across the U.S. Over George Floyd Protests

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Source: daily beast





MISSING THE TARGET

Published May. 31, 2020 10:37AM ET



Retail giant Target announced late Saturday that it will close 175 stores across the U.S. to keep employees safe during unrest over the death of George Floyd. Most of the stores are in the Minneapolis area, but other stores listed are in Illinois and California. “We are heartbroken by the death of George Floyd and the pain it is causing communities across the country,” Target Corporate said in a statement. “At this time, we have made the decision to close a number of our stores. We anticipate most stores will be closed temporarily.” Employees will be paid for up to 14 days of scheduled hours and will be offered positions at nearby stores.

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Good for them but I will miss Target.
Target is my get all for the most part except for groceries,

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[BamaRefugee]

1. Hope the employees can get unemployment. They'll make way more than they were making at the store.

[jimfields33]

2. They are getting 14 days paid by target

Or they will work at another store that’s open. I am sure this won’t go on for two more weeks. At least I don’t think so.

[oldsoftie]

5. That "extra" unemployment doesnt run forever you know.

People who pass on work now because they're making that extra 600 willl regret it when that goes away and someone else has taken their job

[BamaRefugee]

12. Jobs at TARGET rarely run forever either. Do you know what the Republican proposal is to replace the

$600?
If you GO BACK TO WORK, they want to pay you a weekly bonus of $450 a week on top of what you earn. That's if you go back to work after it passes.

If you go back to work BEFORE it passes, too bad, no $450 for you, just your Target minimum wage.

Who knows what will actually come to fruition?

[oldsoftie]

18. Targets minimum wage goal is 15.00 by end of this year. Currently around 13. Not 7.25

[BamaRefugee]

20. Still 15.00 an hour PLUS 450 a week is better than just $15 an hour isn't it?

Even "human capital stock" can do that equation.
Not sure when the 600 a week thing runs out, is it on a definite date for everyone, regardless of how much they collected or does it run out on some date after you first recieve it?

I know folks who were getting the 600 a week and they are back at work now, but their employer ( a client of mine) had them come back before their benefits would have run out, so not sure how it works in total.

[oldsoftie]

22. The extra 600 ends at the end of July. Unless another bill adds to it

[BamaRefugee]

25. So my question is does it run out sooner if people have been on it for a certain period of time?

Like "runs out July 30 or after 8 weeks" or whichever comes first?

And thanks for clarifying!

[oldsoftie]

27. I'm pretty sure its regardless of when you start receiving it

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Target could close permanently and I wouldn't miss it

I can't find much in there.

[agingdem]

4. and I bet you just dance for joy when the stock market crashes!

the economy is down the toilet and you think it's ok for a retail giant like Target to close their doors forever??...Your inability to "find much" isn't the issue...the issue is people..no jobs, no shelter, no food, no money, no hope, no future...another shuttered business is not something to celebrate

[bucolic_frolic]

8. What I find or don't find for me is up to me

I go to Walmart for selection, price. I have literally spent about $10 at Target in the last 10 years. For me, it just wasn't worth returning to shop there. For me, for my preferences as a consumer, that is what is important to me.

[EllieBC]

10. Fair enough.

I find more than I need there so I guess we even out.

[soldierant]

15. No question WalMart has lower prices.

Sometimes they even sell at a loss, because the goal is to put all competition out of business - and then they can price higher. Sam admitted that when he was alive, and, while the economy overall is far from what it was then, nothing has happened to change that goal.

[yaesu]

11. well, the stock market would be down around 15,000 in a fair market but the Fed pumped over

6 trillion dollars buying stocks & junk bonds. Printing that debt that will be eventually borrowed from China. I never lose any sleep over the wall street banksters.

[agingdem]

14. Hey, I'm a retiree

a lot of retirees are invested in the market...stocks/bonds...the market goes up and I don't have to live under a bridge or worse yet with one of my kids..

[yaesu]

17. that 6 plus trillion could have been a lot more benificial to many, many, many more Americans

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as a direct payment. But, the fascists are in control & sure, they sent a few crumbs, but for the 85% of Americans who aren't in the stock market its not quite good enough.

[BamaRefugee]

21. $1200 for me, 97 million for some trump donor.

And my business has been closed for 75 days now, I can't even negotitate the stupid EIDL or PPP thing, and all I applied for was $1000, which I am supposedly eminently entitled to.

[oldsoftie]

23. I signed up for the EIDL & got a confirmation number, but have no idea if I'll get money

And other than calling the SBA, I dont know any way to check. I would think calling them would be a 4 hour wait, but i havent tried yet

[agingdem]

26. Dems said $1200 isn't enough...Repubs said tough shit...

fifty one years ago my husband and I started out with $35 between us...and it took us a long long time to "make it"...he died recently and my income relies on keeping the economy alive...selfish yes but I know what it's like to shop food banks and live in what is euphemistically referred to as "the projects"...I know what it's like to be told by a grocery store clerk that my food stamps don't cover that particular brand of diapers..as for that one time only $1200 that is supposed to keep those in need forever beholding to the white assholes in Washington who prefer fascist-like dominance and subservience over equality, I want them out...I've lived thru this crap before...I hated it then and I hate it now...

[BamaRefugee]

28. Mnuchin said that the $1200 should cover folks for 10 weeks.

[agingdem]

29. how the hell would he know???

Mnuchin should be shamed and reviled...$1200 covers rent for a month if you're lucky...how about food, gas, clothes, medicine..are those considered luxuries?

[BamaRefugee]

30. Republicans consider anything other than oxygen as a luxury for "human capital stock"

[agingdem]

31. not so sure about oxygen...

look what happened to a black man in Minneapolis ..oxygen wasn't a top priority

[BamaRefugee]

32. Cops just considered that a "temporary power outage". Lasted about 8 minutes 46 seconds

[Igel]

33. The liquidity from the Fed is similar to what it did in 2008/09.

It bought securities; then it sold them. As it sold them, the money vanished from the money supply.

The other $2.8 trillion or so will be monetized as debt.

[NurseJackie]

6. Oh brother! GMAFB!

[EllieBC]

7. There is always one.

i DoN’t CaRe If ThEy ClOsE.

I can’t wait for the border to reopen. There is a group of us who rotate the cross border Target shops.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Don't get all worked up

I just don't shop there. I don't like what they offer.

[mainer]

13. I wish we had a Target near us.

Every time I visit my grandkids, I go to their local Target because it has things I can't find in my own town. Speaking as someone who has only tiny retail shops in my little town, I love Target.

[agingdem]

16. with you!

there's a target about two miles from my house..I know some of the employees...my daughter lives in Atlanta...she couldn't wait to emerge from "captivity" and shop Target...only store that had a toilet paper display in the entrance...what's not to like!

[SharonClark]

19. You'll find cleaner stores, better lighting, and more intelligent clerks than you do at Walmart.

[RhodeIslandOne]

39. The last time I went into Wal-mart they just point me to self checkout.

It's like they disdain human interaction to save money. Except when it comes to checking bags.

[RhodeIslandOne]

38. Cool, man

Love Target. Better than WalMart.

[BadGimp]

24. I'm suspicious of this move at this time...

My Spidey Sense is tingling.

I'm this close to calling BullS@&t.

[OldBaldy1701E]

34. You should be...

My wonderful husband was fired from Panera because they decided to use this issue to make a fundamental change to their operation model. There was no warning about this. They just decided to put a bunch of people out of work because it was more profitable to do so during a pandemic.

So, to address an earlier statement, not only will I laugh when the stock market collapses, I will also cheer and celebrate the fact that the idiotic house of cards that has become our 'economy' will be done. I think what most people forget is that any 'suffering' from this event will only be as long lived as we let it. We d not have to 'recover' in the way that keeps the rich in power and still seen as being rich. That is just propaganda from those who are going to lose power. Don't fall for it. If some rich corporate ass wants to threaten to leave the US because we won't let him grub as much as he wants to, tough. Again, everyone seems to think that some corporations are too big to fail. Horse shit. There would be five other businesses champing at the bit to replace the one leaving. That rhetoric is again just the current regime trying to hold onto power. What you are seeing is the wealthy in this country trying to make sure they are still seen as 'the powerful'. I am tired of this act. It has driven this country to the brink of chaos and yet everyone wants things to 'return to normal'. I don't. I want things to get better.

[JI7]

35. I don't think so. Many of the California ones they are closing are busy stores

I'm very sure most if not all of them will open once they feel it's safe to do so.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

36. I'll have to break into one just to loot their chocolates.

"Ohmagod, the chocolates they sell near the checkout lines are sooo good! Ever try them?"

I'm kidding about breaking in!

The quote is what a female co-worker once asked me, before I honestly replied that I'd never even stepped inside a Target... at which point her brain seemed to break.

[Initech]

37. Man this is really going to put a dent in the supply chain.

Though I do understand that it's for a good reason and it is the responsible thing to do.

[R B Garr]

40. A lot of people depend on a nearby Target

This is a real loss.