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'Reward for failure': Investor support for Target Chair Brian Cornell falls to lowest level ever
Target Chair Brian Cornell built the retailer into a $100 billion-plus giant, but recent struggles and underperformance have fueled investor calls for change.
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What happened
According to CNBC’s source item, ‘Reward for failure’: Investor support for Target Chair Brian Cornell falls to lowest level ever, Target Chair Brian Cornell built the retailer into a $100 billion-plus giant, but recent struggles and underperformance have fueled investor calls for change.
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- 'Reward for failure': Investor support for Target Chair Brian Cornell falls to lowest level everCNBC - 2026-06-22T16:39:17+00:00
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