Target
Target has come up in 4 episodes of The Pattern, first on Fri 20 Mar 2026 and most recently on Sat 20 Jun 2026.
Going into a meeting about Target? Copy a one-page brief: the threads it sat in, who came up alongside it and the latest stories.
- Usually in
- Fashion and Style (2)
- Comes up alongside
- John Galliano (1), Sephora (1), Zara (1)
The threads it sat in
The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.
- Sat 20 Jun 2026Objects carry culture now. Strategy follows form
- Mon 15 Jun 2026Challengers rewrote the rules. Incumbents are still reading the old ones
- Tue 9 Jun 2026Physical touch gives brands an edge screens cannot copy
Every episode
- Sat 20 Jun 2026 · Ep 116Target's nostalgia hire is a category bet dressed as a brand refresh.Target's nostalgia hire depends on whether the original moment still means something to buyers too young to remember it.Via Business of Fashion · Fashion and Style
- Mon 15 Jun 2026 · Ep 111Isaac Mizrahi returns to Target as its first ever Creative Director at Large, reviving a format that defined accessible luxury in 2002.Under retail pressure, Target is reaching back to the design credibility that set it apart in 2002.Via Vogue · Art and Photography
- Tue 9 Jun 2026 · Ep 105Retail exclusivity is a weaker lever than it was three years ago, even at Sephora.Exclusive retail deals are losing their premium pull, even at Sephora, weakening distribution built around one retail relationship.Via Business of Fashion · Brand and Business
- Fri 20 Mar 2026 · Ep 24Zara bets on Galliano to up its pricing powerVia Glossy · Fashion and Style
How we count: an episode counts once for Target when Target is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.
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