Target’s 2026 Restructuring Cuts

Target lays off 500 employees in supply chain and district roles to boost store staffing and fix customer experience issues under new CEO Michael Fiddelke.

Miles J. Edwards February 11, 2026

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Target lays off 500 employees in supply chain and district roles to boost store staffing and fix customer experience issues under new CEO Michael Fiddelke.

The cuts, detailed in an internal memo from Chief Stores Officer Adrienne Costanzo and Chief Supply Chain Officer Gretchen McCarthy on February 9, 2026, target about 100 roles at the store district level and 400 in supply chain operations. No store-level positions will be affected; instead, savings will fund increased payroll, hours, and guest experience training for frontline staff.

The move follows 1,800 corporate job cuts in late 2025 and comes shortly after Michael Fiddelke became CEO in early February 2026. Target aims to streamline districts, reduce complexity, and address complaints about out-of-stock items and checkout lines amid stagnant sales.

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Miles J. Edwards February 11, 2026

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Founder & Creative Chief Architect, Art, Trade & Lifestyle Media Group Miles J. is an award-winning professional writer, filmmaker, and journalist with three decades of deep-rooted expertise in media production and investigative storytelling. As the founder and Creative Chief Architect of Art, Trade & Lifestyle Media Group, he leads editorial strategy and high-fidelity content development across expanding regional bureaus, focusing on the critical intersections of public policy, emerging technology, and urban infrastructure. A native of the California Bay Area and a long-time resident and community advocate in metro Atlanta, Miles J. brings a unique, bi-coastal perspective to modern journalism. His current editorial work includes building comprehensive policy blueprints for state gubernatorial races and producing forward-looking docuseries that examine municipal development, transit innovations, and workforce evolution. Committed to lifelong learning and cutting-edge industry standards, he actively couples traditional journalistic integrity with modern marketing management frameworks to shape the future of digital news architecture. Expertise: Public Policy, Emerging AI Technologies, Transit Infrastructure, Urban Development, Media Architecture. Credentials & Affiliations: Member of the Atlanta Media Press Core, Project Callisto Search Quality Evaluator.