"One aspect of the business that incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke is keenly interested in improving is making sure products are actually available on shelves for shoppers to buy. "If you've trusted us with a trip to the store, we can't let you down by being out of stock, and we haven't been good enough over the last several years on that front," he said during a November earnings call."
"Target also fulfills more than 97% of its e-commerce orders from one of its retail stores, so that means almost everything the company sells online or offline must first pass through one of these distribution facilities. Business Insider visited the warehouse a week before Thanksgiving and saw firsthand the overwhelming volume of items that go into ensuring each Target store has exactly what it needs each day."
Retailers nationwide are preparing for the holiday peak, and Target is loading stores with toys, electronics, apparel, and other seasonal merchandise. Target enters the season needing a sales rebound after years of declining comparable sales and cautious fourth-quarter expectations. Leadership is prioritizing product availability, acknowledging failures to keep shelves consistently stocked and committing to prevent out-of-stocks. Black Friday remains the most unforgiving day for inventory shortfalls, requiring precise quantities in stores. Distribution centers sort merchandise from suppliers and route it to individual stores, and more than 97% of Target's e-commerce orders are fulfilled from stores. A warehouse inspection a week before Thanksgiving revealed the overwhelming volume required to stock each store daily.
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