Target, Amazon join forces with five-year deal

Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 9/17/2001 12:00:00 AM

Minneapolis — Target and Amazon.com have announced their five-year alliance to open a Target store at www.amazon.com later this fall. This will expand Amazon's product offerings to include thousands of apparel, home, electronics and jewelry products.

In addition, Target has chosen Amazon.com's complete solution of e-commerce technology services, order fulfillment, and customer care services for its current online sites, including target.com, MarshallFields.com, Mervyns.com, and GiftCatalog.com, beginning in Summer 2002. All of these properties will still be owned by Target Corp.