According to an internal Target email sent to Retail Dive, the company is standardizing its field operating model for the supply chain segment and restructuring its store regional system to streamline its organizational structure.

"For our store and supply chain teams – the forces directly creating the customer experience – we are making some adjustments to strengthen the frontline by simplifying the organizational structure," stated Adrienne Costanzo, Chief Stores Officer, and Gretchen McCarthy, Chief Supply Chain and Logistics Officer at Target, in a 10/2 email.

A Target store in North Carolina. Photo: *Supply Chain Dive*

These two executives noted that the restructuring provides Target with more resources to increase store payroll, primarily by adding staff and hours where most needed, and by implementing enhanced customer experience training programs for all employees.

Affected employees have been directly notified and will receive support packages from Target.

This latest reduction follows a plan announced in 10/2025, when Target stated it would eliminate 1,000 office positions and cancel recruitment for 800 vacant roles. Personnel affected by that plan received salary and benefits until early 1/2026.

The personnel adjustments within the store and supply chain systems also occurred just one week after Michael Fiddelke officially assumed the CEO position at Target. Concurrently, the retailer made a series of senior leadership changes, including appointing new chief merchandise and chief operating officers.

Target, one of the largest retail corporations in the US, was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company operates nearly 2,000 stores across the US, offering a diverse range of products from food, home goods, and fashion to electronics and pharmaceuticals. Target positions itself in the "affordable price, good design" segment, featuring many private labels such as Good & Gather, Cat & Jack, and Threshold. In recent years, the company has emphasized e-commerce, in-store pickup and delivery models, and supply chain optimization to compete with Walmart and Amazon.

Ngoc Minh (according to Supply Chain Dive)