Target Offering $24-Hour Minimum Wage
If you ever loved Target so much you thought about working there, now’s a good time. The New York Post says that the big box store just announced they are upping their minimum wage to between $15 and $24 an hour.
That higher hourly wage will go to workers in competitive markets where it’s harder for Target to hire staff. All across the nation companies are struggling to get workers to work. Target feels like they have found a way to solve their employment issues. Pay more. Back in 2017, Target originally announced they were upping their minimum wage to $15 by 2020. The new increase is part of their goal to spend $300 mil on their labor force. That amount will also provide health care coverage to their hourly workers.
We most recently reported that Target will be testing an option at certain locations for customers to add a Starbucks order to their pickup order. That means they’ll bring the drinks and snacks you order right to your car, along with your laundry detergent and throw pillows. Target says adding Starbucks curbside pickups has been a “top request” from customers, so they’re finally going to give it a try. Shoppers can order on the Target app and let them know when they’re “on their way” to make sure their order is fresh.
But that’s not the only change they’re making to entice us to stay in our cars and shop:
- They will also be going to test curbside returns.
- And they’re expanding their “backup item” options on order pickups. Customers can choose a backup item to replace their first choice if it’s not available. Target says they’ve “successfully substituted backup items 98% of the time” since it’s been in use.
- They’ve also recently expanded curbside services to let shoppers pick up alcohol with their orders.
If I can get my Target order AND coffee all while sitting in my PJs in my car, sign me up! Something else that Target has decided to do that, in my opinion, is cool is they have made the permanent decision to remain closed on Thanksgiving. Target CEO Brian Cornell wrote in a note to employees, “You don’t have to wonder whether this is the last Thanksgiving you’ll spend with family and friends for a while because Thanksgiving store hours are one thing we won’t ‘get back to’ when the pandemic finally subsides.’