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Target to launch mobile payment service in U.S. stores this year
Target Corp (TGT.N) said on Tuesday it plans to launch its own mobile payment service this year in stores, which would allow customers to pay for goods using an app on their mobile phones.
#Target says it will raise its minimum wage from $10 per hour to $11 across all #US stores, promised minimum wage of $15 by 2020
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Target raises minimum hourly wage to $11, pledges $15 by end of 2020
Target Corp (TGT.N) said on Monday it would increase its minimum hourly wage this year by a dollar to $11, vowing to raise this by the end of 2020 to $15 an hour -- the so-called "living wage" labor advocates across the United States are campaigning for.
Amazon starts to roll out free one-day delivery for Prime members
#AmazonPrime members can now get their packages even faster as the company begins to roll out free one-day shipping on over 10 million products.
#Amazon executives said on its last earnings call that it will spend $800 million in the second quarter of 2019 to shorten the standard shipping program for Prime customers from two days to one. The program is launching in North America and will eventually go global, the executives said.
The initial announcement in April sent shares of #Walmart and #Target tumbling as they will be pressured to keep up with Amazon’s delivery speeds. Less than a month later, Walmart announced its own free next-day delivery offering on orders over $35. Amazon’s offering requires no minimum purchase.
#AmazonPrime members can now get their packages even faster as the company begins to roll out free one-day shipping on over 10 million products.
#Amazon executives said on its last earnings call that it will spend $800 million in the second quarter of 2019 to shorten the standard shipping program for Prime customers from two days to one. The program is launching in North America and will eventually go global, the executives said.
The initial announcement in April sent shares of #Walmart and #Target tumbling as they will be pressured to keep up with Amazon’s delivery speeds. Less than a month later, Walmart announced its own free next-day delivery offering on orders over $35. Amazon’s offering requires no minimum purchase.