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Target will cut 1,800 corporate jobs, the US retail giant told employees on Thursday, as the struggling company pushes to reverse four years of stagnant sales.

“Complements would see enhanced wages along with productivity gains while labor substitutes would see declining or stagnant wages along with productivity gains.”

Target TGT 0.24%increase; green up pointing triangle plans to cut around 1,800 corporate roles as part of an effort to remake its strategy to reverse a period of stagnant sales.

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