Key takeaways from Target's surprisingly strong spring
May 23, 2019 at 3:58AM
![Tara Corrigan brought an order from the Apple Valley Target store to the new drive up outside the store. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, March 5, 2019 Target Corp. releases fourth-quarter and annual earnings as it meets with investors in NYC.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/YL3JI4NI5DDPUIWDHS3GBNXP7I.jpg?&w=712)
Shoppers say "I want it today!" Half of digital sales came from people using one of Target's same-day services.
They don't look like warehouses: More than 80% of digital sales during the quarter were fulfilled by stores rather than from warehouses.
New position: It has turned some workers into "pickers" who run around the stores gathering merchandise.
One-day delivery accelerates: Target said more than 50% of items are delivered the next day by using stores as shipping centers. It's a point of big competition among the retail giants.
The Richfield-based retailer is relaunching its third-party digital marketplace to recreate the success it has seen in Canada. Amazon and Minneapolis-based Target also profit from third-party sellers.
