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Target Announces Major Corporate Workforce Reduction Ahead of Holiday Season

Target Corporation is preparing to cut approximately 1,800 corporate roles as part of a significant workforce reduction. The layoffs come just months before the company’s current COO is scheduled to become CEO in February. This restructuring represents nearly 8% of the retailer’s global corporate workforce.

Major Workforce Reduction at Target

Target Corporation is preparing to eliminate approximately 1,800 corporate positions in what sources indicate is one of the retailer’s most significant workforce reductions in recent years. According to reports, the layoffs will affect roughly 8% of the company’s global corporate workforce and come at a time when many retailers are typically ramping up seasonal hiring for the holiday shopping period.

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Activist Investor Jana Takes Position in Cooper Companies, Pushes for Strategic Review Including Bausch + Lomb Merger

Activist investor Jana Partners has built a position in Cooper Companies and is advocating for strategic changes, sources indicate. The investor reportedly sees potential in combining Cooper’s contact-lens business with rival Bausch + Lomb, whose CEO has expressed interest in such a deal.

Activist Investor Targets Medical Device Maker

Activist investment firm Jana Partners has reportedly acquired a significant stake in Cooper Companies, the medical device manufacturer known for its CooperVision contact lens division, according to people familiar with the matter. Sources indicate the firm plans to push for strategic alternatives that could include a potential combination of Cooper’s vision-care unit with rival Bausch + Lomb.