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-U.S. holiday sales in 2021 came in at a better-than-expected $886.7 billion, boosted by customers returning to stores and splurging more online, even as a jump in COVID-19 cases and supply chain issues threatened to upend the crucial shopping season.

U.S. holiday sales hit a record $886.7 billion in 2021, data from a trade body showed on Friday, as people rushed to buy gifts online and in stores amid a jump in COVID-19 cases and supply chain issues that threatened to upend the crucial shopping season.

Target Corp (TGT) and computer software firm SAS are among major companies bowing out of what is billed as the retail industry's biggest annual trade show, slated to start Sunday in New York City's Javits Center.

Target Corp (TGT) and computer software firm SAS are among major companies bowing out of what is billed as the retail industry's biggest annual trade show, slated to start Sunday in New York City's Javits Center.

Target Corp (TGT): * TARGET CORPORATION DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 13, 2022  The board of directors of Target Corporation (TGT) has declared a quarterly dividend of 90 cents per common share. About TargetMinneapolis-based Target Corporation (TGT) serves guests at more than 1,900 stores and at Target.com, with the purpose of helping all families discover the joy of everyday life.

Shopper foot traffic grew at Target (TGT) during the recent holiday season compared with two years earlier, while visits to both Walmart (WMT) and Best Buy (BBY) stores fell overall, according to data provided exclusively to Reuters measuring shopper visits from Nov. 1 to Dec. 25.

Shopper foot traffic grew at Target (TGT) during the recent holiday season compared with two years earlier, while visits to both Walmart (WMT) and Best Buy (BBY) stores fell overall, according to data provided exclusively to Reuters measuring shopper visits from Nov. 1 to Dec. 25.

Walmart (WMT) temporarily shut almost 60 U.S. stores in COVID-19 hotspots in December to sanitize them against the virus, in a sign the new Omicron variant is disrupting the retail industry.

- Major U.S. retailers' longer return policies, launched during the pandemic this year to lure consumers, could leave them facing much higher costs if shoppers bring back a record-setting $112 billion in gifts bought during the extended holiday shopping season. Retailers entered the 2021 holiday season facing a supply-chain logjam, with inventories at lows unseen since 1992.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17, 2021  With nearly nine out of 10 surveyed* shoppers yet to complete their holiday shopping, Target Corporation (TGT) is making it easier than ever for guests to get all of their last-minute essentials and gifts in time for the holiday.

Fraser Townley eyes two gaping holes in one side of a pallet one of his workers just pulled out of the orange Hapag-Lloyd shipping container that arrived here at his warehouse from China one recent chilly morning. "Clearly a forklift," he mutters.

Fraser Townley eyes two gaping holes in one side of a pallet one of his workers just pulled out of the orange Hapag-Lloyd shipping container that arrived here at his warehouse from China one recent chilly morning. "Clearly a forklift," he mutters.

Fraser Townley eyes two gaping holes in one side of a pallet one of his workers just pulled out of the orange Hapag-Lloyd shipping container that arrived here at his warehouse from China one recent chilly morning. "Clearly a forklift," he mutters.

The chief executives of major U.S. retailers including Target (TGT), Home Depot (HD), Kroger (KR), CVS Health (CVS), Autozone (AZO) and Best Buy (BBY) on Thursday urged Congress to take action to address the online sale of stolen, counterfeit and dangerous consumer products. The group called on Congress to crack down on anonymous online sales, citing the growing impact of organized retail crime.

The chief executives of major U.S. retailers including Target (TGT), Home Depot (HD), Kroger (KR), CVS Health (CVS), Autozone (AZO) and Best Buy (BBY) on Thursday urged Congress to take action to address the online sale of stolen, counterfeit and dangerous consumer products. The group called on Congress to crack down on anonymous online sales, citing the growing impact of organized retail crime.

The chief executives of major U.S. retailers including Target (TGT), Home Depot (HD), Kroger (KR), CVS Health (CVS), Autozone (AZO) and Best Buy (BBY) on Thursday urged Congress to take action to address some anonymous online sales, citing the growing impact of organized retail crime. "Retail establishments of all kinds have seen a significant uptick in organized crime in communities across the nation," the letter said.

-The global advertising industry will notch higher growth this year than previously expected and is likely to continue its streak in 2022 as brands are relying more heavily on search engine and social-media companies such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Meta Platforms Inc (FB) to reach customers during the pandemic, according to two ad industry forecasts released on Monday.

The global advertising industry will notch higher growth this year than previously expected as brands are relying more heavily on search engine and social media companies such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Meta Platforms Inc (FB) to reach customers during the pandemic, according to two ad industry forecasts released on Monday.

U.S. shoppers headed to stores over the Thanksgiving weekend fell 3.5%, the National Retail Federation said on Tuesday, as fewer holiday promotions and tight supplies took the shine off some of the biggest shopping days of the year.