Target has one of the most sophisticated security departments among retailers anywhere. The company's methods and technologies were featured in an interactive exhibit called target take the case at the national law enforcement museum in washington under brad brecke. Target collected video evidence of shoplifters in the act, interviewed them on tape and delivered the evidence to law enforcement. A target team in bengalooroo, india, crunches data that can yield reports on low trands for us.
This week's Cover Story for Bloomberg Businessweek:
"Target’s Cozy Police Legacy Leaves Black Americans Wary" written by Peter Waldman and Lauren Etter.
Read by Bloomberg's Mark Leydorf.
For years, America’s most upbeat retailer funded surveillance to make inner cities safe—for some. Now it’s trying to convince people of color that it’s changed.
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