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Target’s comeback quarter: New merchandise, more shoppers and a $994M tariff refund

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Newest development Aug 19, 2026 · 2 reportsTarget Gets Billion-Dollar Tariff Refund—Will Customers See Any Benefit?

NEW YORK (AP) — Target reported its second straight quarter of comparable sales gains on Wednesday, saying a merchandising overhaul…

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  1. Target’s comeback quarter: New merchandise, more shoppers and a $994M tariff refund

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    Target Gets Billion-Dollar Tariff Refund—Will Customers See Any Benefit?

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    New merchandise, more foot traffic and a $994 million tariff refund powers a strong second quarter for Target (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    New merchandise, more foot traffic and a $994 million tariff refund powers a strong second quarter for Target

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Target’s comeback quarter: New merchandise, more shoppers and a $994M tariff refund (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Target reported its second straight quarter of comparable sales gains on Wednesday, saying a merchandising overhaul…

  3. Fast Company

    Target just received nearly $1 billion in tariff refunds: Will it reimburse customers directly? (opens Fast Company)

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    Target Corporation announced its second-quarter 2026 earnings today, and along with its financials, the company revealed that it was a major recipient of federal tariff refunds for the quarter—to the tune of almost a billion dollars.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Target collected $1B tariff refund. Will shoppers see any savings? (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The retailer is the second major Minnesota company to report its refund from the federal government.

  5. Newsweek

    Target Gets Billion-Dollar Tariff Refund—Will Customers See Any Benefit? (opens Newsweek)

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    Corporations are taking different approaches to utilizing the rebates they are now receiving from Trump's annulled duties.

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