Target Layoffs To Impact Nearly 300 Brooklyn Park Campus Workers
Layoffs announced Tuesday by Target Corp. will impact nearly 300 workers at the company’s Northern Campus in Brooklyn Park, according to a notice filed with the state. They are among more than 800 employee layoffs in the Twin Cities announced by the company.
A WARN Act notice filed by the company says approximately 287 workers will be permanently laid off in Brooklyn Park. Target also announced permanent layoffs of another 528 workers at its downtown Minneapolis headquarters, according to a separate notice filed with the state.
The layoffs include a wide range of management-level positions at the Brooklyn Park campus.
Jobs listed include communications manager, project management and global business integration director, senior auditor, senior cybersecurity manager and senior digital guest services manager, to name just a few.
The layoffs take effect Jan. 3, the company said.
All U.S. corporate staff were asked to work remotely this week due to the expected layoffs.
According to Target’s incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke, the cuts were not made to simply reduce costs, but to make its operations more efficient and improve decision-making.
“This spring, we launched our enterprise acceleration efforts with a clear ambition: to move faster and simplify how we work to drive Target’s next chapter of growth,” said Fiddelke in an email to employees last week. “The truth is, the complexity we’ve created over time has been holding us back. Too many layers and overlapping work have slowed decisions, making it harder to bring ideas to life.”
Target is trying to reverse a long period of flat or declining sales dating back to 2023.
Employees laid off will also face a challenging job market. Numerous reports show slowing job growth.
Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in August, better than the national rate of 4.3 percent. The September jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics was not available due to the federal government shutdown.
However, the number of Minnesotans experiencing long-term unemployment, defined as six months or longer, has doubled since last year, according to state figures.
The federal WARN Act requires employers to provide 60 days notice of mass layoffs.
