A woman says she was trying to discretely breastfeed her child in a Target store when employees there tried to discourage her and harass her. Now she has 3,000 people and counting signed up on Facebook to join a nationwide "nurse-in." A Target spokesman apologized and said the stores will "feel proud to support" the protest.

Students at an Ohio middle school every year raise about $2,000 to buy items at a local Target store for charity, but this year a teacher was fuming after a store worker told her the students weren't welcome because they didn't have enough cashiers to accommodate them.

Target on Thursday confirmed the locations of its first 24 stores north of the border. The retailer says it plans to open up to 135 stores across Canada.

The Webster will bring a low-cost beach collection to Target shoppers through the retailer's new "Shops at Target" program. Target is partnering with various boutique brands and specialty stores in hopes of attracting new customers.

A Minneapolis mother says a security guard told her to leave the Minneapolis Central Library because she was breast-feeding in public, despite Minnesota law that allows breast-feeding in public. The security company says it is turning the incident into a teachable moment for employees.

A new rumor suggests Apple could launch mini Apple Stores inside a number of Target locations in 2012. Target already sells iPods, iPhones and iPads. If the report by AppleInsider is true, the Minnesota-based retailer could start selling Mac computers.

The C9 Active Apparel store in San Francisco will be the Minneapolis-based retailer's first standalone specialty store. It will carry a line of athletic clothing that Target already sells at its regular stores.

"After careful consideration of the financial performance,” Minneapolis-based Target Corporation announced Wednesday it plans to close four stores in Colorado, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia, according to company news releases. All four retail stores will close permanently on Feb. 2, 2013.