Target Corp. is becoming the latest retailer to open earlier on Thanksgiving this year. The Minneapolis-based discounter says it will open at 8 p.m. on the holiday, which falls on Nov. 28. That's an hour earlier than last year. Target stores will remain open throughout the night and close at 11 p.m. on the day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday.
Target Corp. is the latest major food company to tell its pork suppliers to phase out the use of cramped stalls for confining pregnant sows. The Minneapolis-based discounter, the country's No. 4 food retailer, says on its Responsible Sourcing website that it's working with its pork vendors to eliminate gestation crates from its supply chain by 2022.
Supporters of a marriage amendment on Minnesota's November ballot aren't too happy with the Target Corp. The Minneapolis retail chain is selling "Pride" T-shirts on its website to raise funds for a marriage equality group.