Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The contract cleaning workers perform services at big-box retailers including more than a dozen Target stores in the Twin Cities area, including the Burnsville store.
Retail cleaning workers who serve Target and other stores in the Twin Cities have vowed to walk off their jobs as early as this Sunday if their employers continue to refuse to open discussions with them and the Centro de Trabajodores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL), according to the workers' group. The CTUL said it is a Minneapolis workers center that has been organizing the workers for more than two years. In a press statement, the group said it has set a its strike deadline for noon Feb. 24 for retail cleaning contactors like Diversified Maintenance Systems, Carlson Building Maintenance, and Eurest Services. The workers group, which claims to represent at least 400 cleaners, said it wants to start discussions with the employer groups, which …
Friday, December 28, 2012
Know the store’s return policies for hassle-free returns.
We are all hoping to give, and receive, the perfect gifts this holiday season. But when Santa or some other helpful elf sends a gift that’s not quite right, stores are saying “No problem.” In most cases, you can return it, but if your Santa has included a gift receipt in the package, don’t throw it away because some stores don’t accept returns without a receipt. Walmart strives for customer satisfaction by exchange, refund or repair. Even without a receipt, Walmart gives customers the option of a cash refund for purchases under $25, or a shopping card is the purchase was over $25. For the holiday gift buying season, Walmart has adjusted its return policy for items with a limited return/exchange period, such as TVs, cameras, computers, DVD …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Workers are fighting back as the annual shopping bonanza encroaches ever more on Thanksgiving—but will bargain-hungry customers subvert their crusade?
Retailers are raring to go this year: Target, Walmart, Toys 'R Us, Kohl's and a host of other stores will be opening early—on Thursday, not Friday. All are hoping that consumers will fight off the food coma in favor of big bargains, but the incursion into Thanksgiving Day has employees seeing red. Minnesota's own Target is subject to a petition started by a Target worker from California, which has garnered over 350,000 signatures so far. There are It's not the first time that Target's Black Friday ambition has brushed up against employee resistance. Last year, Target's midnight opening was the subject of worker protests. In 2012, Target upped the ante by scheduling its annual doorbuster opening at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving evening, when the …
Target, Best Buy and Walmart are included in turkey day sales.
If you have a black belt in Black Friday shopping, listen up: Area big-box retailers are gearing up to dazzle bargain hunters even earlier this year—starting Thanksgiving Day. Walmart, Toys "R" Us, Target and Best Buy are planning all-out holiday shopping assaults—though employees are putting up some resistance. Beginning at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, the local Sears and Burnsville's new Walmart will offer holiday doorbusters, while supplies last. At Walmart, these include deals on TVs, iPads, an electric scooter for $79 and a steam mop for $39. Toys R' Us also offers doorbusters beginning at 8 p.m. Deals include $80 off an Android tablet and 50 percent off on Power Wheels. Target's deals begin an hour later, at 9 p.m. According …
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Police say Shelly Jean Brown tried to walk out of the Burnsville Target without paying for 72 items worth $1,150.
A St. Paul woman who was charged in May with chasing an Eagan man down the street with a steak knife and threatening to stab him has been charged with trying to steal more than $1,000 worth of items from Target in Burnsville earlier this month. Shelly Jean Brown, 43, is charged with felony theft, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were called to Target just before 8 p.m. July 14 on a shoplifting report. A loss prevention employee told police that Brown was seen moving through the store, selecting items and putting them in her shopping cart. Brown put clothing and larger items on top of smaller items in her cart, putting some things beneath the…
Sunday, July 8, 2012
See what's happened in the South Metro this week.
As the nation celebrated its 236th birthday last week, Dakota County sweltered under a seemingly endless heat wave. The combination of heat, humidity and holiday led to a slower-than-average news week, but there were several important developments throughout the county. Here's a review of the biggest news stories from the past several days, on this Patch or those of our neighbors, that may be of interest to you, or will affect you. Click on the headline links to review the stories. Dakota County Eligible For Federal Disaster Funding A total of 13 Minnesota counties and three tribal nations have been declared eligible for disaster relief funding after last month's severe storms and flooding. Apple Valley-Rosemount Minnesota Zoo Attendance …
Friday, April 13, 2012
The agency is giving away Amazon Kindles, netbooks and gift cards to those who sign up.
Sustainability never looked so good. This month Metro Transit kicked off its 2012 Commuter Challenge, which offers some snazzy prizes for taking the bus or car-pooling to work. The challenge runs between April 1 and June 30. Those who sign up must pledge to take the bus or train, bicycle, carpool, walk, telework or vanpool instead of driving alone. In exchange, they will be entered into a prize drawing for the much-vaunted Kindle Fire, a Kindle reader, netbooks and Visa gift cards. Those who regularly log their trips online are eligible to win even more prizes during monthly drawings held by the transit agency. Of course, the challenge's ultimate goals far outweigh the immediate benefit of a $100 Target gift card. The annual contest seeks…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The trio faces federal charges after they purchased over $12,000 of merchandise with fake checks from retail stores in Burnsville and 10 others cities in Minnesota.
Three people have been collectively charged with over 30 counts of banks fraud after an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service and Minneapolis Police Department uncovered a series of transactions using counterfeit checks. Last week, Ci'Preaunni Ja'Von Stewart, 21, and Ryan Lamarr Chambers, unknown age, were indicted with 19 counts of bank fraud. A second indictment charges Jamee Leah Spillman, 38, with 15 counts of bank fraud. The charges were filed last Thursday in federal court. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Chambers, Stewart and Spillman devised the scheme over a period of months, from July through October 2011. The three passed the counterfeits at retail stores, primarily Target, claiming that the fakes were traveler's…
Joshua
1:29 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
A few thoughts... with unemployment still high, I can see the argument that at least employees for Target/WalMart/MegaLowMart should be thankful for having a paycheck. On the flip side, I think it's ridiculous that retailers are expanding their hours like this. I have never shopped on Black Friday and I never will. I prefer to be with my family and start Christmas shopping online (e.g. Cyber … more ›