A mother organized the protest after she tried to breastfeed her child in the women's clothing section of a Target store, where workers reportedly told her to move to a fitting room. Michelle Hickman told workers the law says she has a right to nurse in public but says they ignored her. Target's corporate office says the company supports women's rights to breastfeed -- in fitting rooms or in public.

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 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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

With Walmart stores opening in Burnsville, in St. Cloud and in Redwood Falls this coming week, Minnesota for the first time will have more Walmart outlets (including Sam's Clubs) than it does Target stores.