Target run

Target run

A shopping trip to the department store Target. A: "How does every Target run end up costing me at least $50?" B: "Because you say you're only getting milk and paper towels, and then you come home with 12 other things."
See also: run, target
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Also, it's nice to make a Target run every now and then and not feel guilt of Ray's piercing eyes!
After church is no less hectic: We grocery shop, make a Target run, pick up the house a little, and somehow, before I realize where the time went, it's Sunday night and time to get ready for the week of work ahead of us.
The offerings will be part of the "Target Run and Done" promotional campaign during the holidays.
Target said yesterday: "Tens of millions of Target guests can now breeze through their busy summers with same-day delivery of groceries and more with Shipt, while also speeding up their Target Run with Drive Up -- a service where team members bring online orders out to guests' cars, usually within a couple minutes.
Google's announcement today that shopping will soon be available via the Google Assistant on eligible Android phones and iPhones, joining Google Home and Android TV, will allow Target guests to make their Target Run from a phone solely using voice commands, a first for the company.
"Target Restock is all about making the Target Run easier--and helping our guests save time in their busy lives," said chief information and digital officer Mike McNamara.
Assuming delivery of the synergy plan and no material deterioration in Bilco's end markets, the board expects that the ROAI of the acquisition will meet or exceed the group's target run rate of 15% by 2019.
Brian Cornell, Target's chairman and CEO, told the newspaper the arrangement "provides our guests with the type of leading-edge services that CVS Health can provide and the convenience of accessing the CVS/pharmacy while they're on their Target run. So I think it's going to be beneficial to both companies and most importantly to the Target guests."
Leonard anticipated a Target run later in the day for some last-minute supplies, and then parents and students were invited to a welcome Mass at 4 p.m.
"Group-wide expenses were reduced by 37 per cent to AED 39.1 million, which is 8 per cent ahead of our announced target run rate of 42.5 million per quarter.
Group-wide expenses were reduced by 37 per cent to Dh39.1 million, which is 8 per cent ahead of the announced target run rate of 42.5 million per quarter.
Even better, I can often cajole my shopping-averse 15-year-old son to join me on a Target run, which is an invaluable bonus as both a time-saver and teaching moment, per parental expectations that he shop, at least occasionally, to observe and discuss retail trends, prices and customer service.
Thirty six quick runs from three Steve Turner overs paved the way for a final score of 184, leaving the Camels with a target run rate of six per over on what was described as a somewhat bouncy and low track.
"In addition, our end of year actual production run rate exceeded the target run rate of 40,000 boepd [barrels of oil equivalent per day]."
Our low-level route ended with an Initial Point (IP) to target run with a pop attack.