As Target struggles to retain its customers, rivals like Walmart are making gains. The Wall Street Journal’s Sarah Nassauer explains what’s behind this retail shift. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Empty shopping carts at a Target store in Chicago. Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Target Corporation third quarter earnings release conference call. The next 68 minutes of that call in November were a mess. Oh, sure, Target's CEO talked about having confidence in our proven long-term strategy, but the company's earnings had missed their mark, their target, if you will.
Americans seem to have fallen out of love with Target.
They just haven't seen their sales progress you know, bounce back at all from sort of the post-COVID era.
But why? Well, on another November earnings call just across town, not literally, Walmart CEO Doug McMillan was gloating.
All three segments of our business performed well. Sales for Walmart International grew 12.4% in constant currency.
Coming up on Today Explained, retail wars. How Walmart ate into Target's business.
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