3 Uncomfortable Questions For Target's New CEO

Target faces challenges to reinvigorate business strategy and performance. Getty ImagesThe impulsive reaction to Target’s long-overdue CEO change is — what took so long?The bull’s-eye retailer’s well-publicized include plateaued sales since 2022 and shares down 60% from their 2021 peak. During outgoing CEO Brian Cornell’s eleven-year tenure, Target stock grew a pedestrian, cumulative 76%. That’s roughly 5% per year, just slightly over compounded inflation and risk-free rates. Conversely, rival Walmart and t ...