TGT Target Corp

   By Stephen Nakrosis 
 

Target Corp. on Tuesday posted a letter on the company's website from Brian Cornell in which the company's chief executive addressed concerns surrounding the outbreak of Covid-19, commonly known as coronavirus.

In the note, Mr. Cornell said Target stores are adding hours to their payroll to have more workers cleaning the stores. "Like many others, we're taking guidance from the CDC, which recommends regular cleaning as one of the most important preventive measures we can take," he said.

He also said Target is working to supply more cleaning products, medicines and pantry stock-up items, as demand remains high, adding "this weekend, we started to limit the number of key items per purchase, which will allow more guests to get what they need."

Target has asked sick workers to stay home and is also asking employees to travel only if it's "business critical," Mr. Cornell said.

He also said "out of an abundance of caution, we're temporarily stopping food sampling in our stores."

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

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March 10, 2020 17:46 ET (21:46 GMT)

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