Target’s $100 million investment will bring your packages to your front door faster than ever

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

🎯 Target’s $100 million investment will bring your packages to your front door faster than ever.

If you’re a fan of the retailer, Target… well then you’re in luck. The giant company is expanding its next-day delivery capabilities by offering six new package-sorting centers to its network. Target’s chief global supply chain and logistics officer, Gretchen McCarthy, has announced the strategy and expects that the move will double its delivery volume to more than 50 million packages annually. Sorting centers already in existence are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

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