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Herald Sun
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Herald Sun
Target launches $80 genuine suede leather bag collection
An $80 bag from Target is quickly becoming a favourite among shoppers, offering genuine suede leather at a fraction of the price of many luxury alternatives. Suede is all the rage currently this winter in Australia, from suede loafers to suede bomber jackets, but finding genuine leather ones is a costly affair. For example, the Sienna Brown Suede bag from Vestirsi retails for $349, and the Tony Bianco Mily Espresso Suede Tote costs $249, which is why when Target dropped their own version of the suede over-the-shoulder bag, TikTokers lost their minds. TikToker can't believe her find One user, Emma Vosti, took to TikTok to rave about the find, saying: 'You will not believe what I got at Target yesterday. You just won't'. 'It came in its own dust bag,' she explained in awe as she pulled out the Chocolate Premium Suede Leather Slouch Shoulder Bag. She particularly loved all the small details that gave the bag a luxe touch. 'It's got lining on the bottom. It's a beautiful colour. It's got the stitching detail. Are you kidding me?' she raved, before showing a tag inside the bag that said 'suede leather'. The comments echoed her excitement, with one person saying they even left work early to go buy it. Others described it as 'beautiful' and 'chic'. Another simply said 'sold'. One fan admitted, 'I didn't realise Target did leather bags'. Influencer Steph Claire Smith even joined in on the hype and declared: 'That's a win'. Another commenter revealed, 'I truly have never been so quickly influenced. Bought it but have to find a way to drive to the town three hours away'. 'What I'm shocked!!!' said someone else. 'Going right now,' wrote another shopper. Target's new suede range Carrie Kirkman, General Manager of Merchandise at Target Australia, told 'At Target, we're passionate about giving our customers access to on-trend, high-quality pieces that are effortless and elevated – but importantly also affordable. 'Our new range of suede bags delivers on all fronts – it's made from genuine leather with that soft, velvety texture everyone loves, and is available in a fresh seasonal palette.' She said the first drop of bags is still arriving in stores across the country and landing online next week, but she's loving seeing the hype online already. 'It's been great to see the early response from our social media community. My personal favourite is the Suede Leather Slouch Shoulder Bag – it instantly elevates any look and, at just $80 for genuine suede, is at an incredible price point,' she said. The details The Premium Suede Leather Slouch Shoulder Bag is available in two colours, sand and chocolate. Crafted from soft, premium suede leather, it features a relaxed, slouchy silhouette and a thick, comfortable shoulder strap, making it ideal for carrying essentials throughout the day. Another popular bag in the collection is the Crescent Shoulder Bag, priced at $45, which is available in tan, chocolate, sand, and khaki. It's smaller than the shoulder bag, but still large enough to hold everyday essentials like your phone, wallet, and keys. The Bucket Tote Bag is another bag in the range, coming in three colours: tan, chocolate and khaki and also priced at $80. It features a large, rectangular design and an inner, removable small purse with a zip top closure. With genuine suede leather at such accessible prices, we're going to use the cliche here and say 'run don't walk' – as these bags are sure to fly off the shelves. Originally published as Target launches $80 genuine suede leather bag collection
News.com.au
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Target launches $80 genuine suede leather bag collection
An $80 bag from Target is quickly becoming a favourite among shoppers, offering genuine suede leather at a fraction of the price of many luxury alternatives. Suede is all the rage currently this winter in Australia, from suede loafers to suede bomber jackets, but finding genuine leather ones is a costly affair. For example, the Sienna Brown Suede bag from Vestirsi retails for $349, and the Tony Bianco Mily Espresso Suede Tote costs $249, which is why when Target dropped their own version of the suede over-the-shoulder bag, TikTokers lost their minds. TikToker can't believe her find One user, Emma Vosti, took to TikTok to rave about the find, saying: 'You will not believe what I got at Target yesterday. You just won't'. 'It came in its own dust bag,' she explained in awe as she pulled out the Chocolate Premium Suede Leather Slouch Shoulder Bag. She particularly loved all the small details that gave the bag a luxe touch. 'It's got lining on the bottom. It's a beautiful colour. It's got the stitching detail. Are you kidding me?' she raved, before showing a tag inside the bag that said 'suede leather'. The comments echoed her excitement, with one person saying they even left work early to go buy it. Others described it as 'beautiful' and 'chic'. Another simply said 'sold'. One fan admitted, 'I didn't realise Target did leather bags'. Influencer Steph Claire Smith even joined in on the hype and declared: 'That's a win'. Another commenter revealed, 'I truly have never been so quickly influenced. Bought it but have to find a way to drive to the town three hours away'. 'What I'm shocked!!!' said someone else. 'Going right now,' wrote another shopper. Target's new suede range Carrie Kirkman, General Manager of Merchandise at Target Australia, told 'At Target, we're passionate about giving our customers access to on-trend, high-quality pieces that are effortless and elevated – but importantly also affordable. 'Our new range of suede bags delivers on all fronts – it's made from genuine leather with that soft, velvety texture everyone loves, and is available in a fresh seasonal palette.' She said the first drop of bags is still arriving in stores across the country and landing online next week, but she's loving seeing the hype online already. 'It's been great to see the early response from our social media community. My personal favourite is the Suede Leather Slouch Shoulder Bag – it instantly elevates any look and, at just $80 for genuine suede, is at an incredible price point,' she said. The details The Premium Suede Leather Slouch Shoulder Bag is available in two colours, sand and chocolate. Crafted from soft, premium suede leather, it features a relaxed, slouchy silhouette and a thick, comfortable shoulder strap, making it ideal for carrying essentials throughout the day. Another popular bag in the collection is the Crescent Shoulder Bag, priced at $45, which is available in tan, chocolate, sand, and khaki. It's smaller than the shoulder bag, but still large enough to hold everyday essentials like your phone, wallet, and keys. The Bucket Tote Bag is another bag in the range, coming in three colours: tan, chocolate and khaki and also priced at $80. It features a large, rectangular design and an inner, removable small purse with a zip top closure. With genuine suede leather at such accessible prices, we're going to use the cliche here and say 'run don't walk' – as these bags are sure to fly off the shelves.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
EXCLUSIVE: Seed Health's New CEO Cathrin Bowtell Discusses Sprouts Launch and What's Next for the Microbiome Company
Seed Health is headed to Sprouts. Seed Health, known for its microbiome solutions, is now available in all 450 Sprouts doors across 24 states with its DS-01 Daily Synbiotic and DS-01 14 Day Gut Reset. Seed Health is also available at Target, where it is the number-one digestive health probiotic, and Erewhon. This retail news follows the appointment of Cathrin Bowtell, who previously was chief commercial officer and then president, as chief executive officer in April. Cofounders Ara Katz and Raja Dhir previously held the position. More from WWD Prince William Hands Chanel's Leena Nair Honor for Services to Retail and Consumer Sector EXCLUSIVE: Eos Transforms Blue Moon's Signature Orange Garnish Into a Lip Balm Urban Outfitters Debuts First Pride Vinyl Collection Made in Collaboration With Influential LGBTQIA+ Artists, Allies and Labels Sources close to the brand confirmed that Seed has exceeded $200 million in revenue. Additionally, the brand has grown its revenue by 500 percent over the last three years. According to Bowtell, the Sprouts expansion is the next step in the brand's accessibility story, as it has gone from a primarily direct-to-consumer membership business to an omnichannel brand since its 2016 launch. According to Bowtell, each channel expansion has provided 'pure incrementality' for the company. 'It's a milestone for us. If you think about the omnichannel strategy that we've been incubating over the last year and a half, we actually have our retail roots in natural grocery,' she said, noting the brand launched at Erewhon in 2021. Like Erewhon, Sprouts is a particular fit for the brand's offering and target consumer. 'It's a wonderful fit from a brand standpoint,' said Bowtell. 'It's fast-growing in the world of probiotics, but it's also attracting a consumer who's deeply health focused and accessibility focused.' So far, Seed's retail strategy has been crucial to better serve existing customers and reaching new ones, per search and performance data. 'When we launched on Amazon last year, we launched into that channel with about 30,000 searches a month for our product name without being on the platform. When we launched into Target in September, we quickly became one of the top 10 revenue producing stock keeping units in that set,' said Bowtell. She predicts they will see a similar outcome now at Sprouts. 'We will, of course, find consumers at Sprouts that are brand aware and that are attracted to our packaging and our display, but our hope is also that us launching there provides an opportunity for consumers who are non-brand aware to discover us for the first time and try us for the first time,' said Bowtell. 'We've seen the same thing happen across Target and Amazon.' To date, more than a million consumers have used the brand's innovations, which also include the VS-01 Vaginal Synbiotic, a microbiome-supporting suppository. Seed's entry into Sprouts is one piece of Bowtell's overall vision for the brand, as she recently stepped into the role of CEO. 'This leadership transition has been planned for some time. I've been on board for over two and a half years, and have been incubating and leading the omnichannel strategy since that time,' she said. 'What's nice about this transition is there isn't a big business strategy change. If anything, this transition helps us accelerate moving into that scale and that impact of the strategy that Ara, Raja and I all incubated together.' Over the years Seed has continuously experienced growth thanks in part to its clinically backed formulas, which are often recommended by physicians ultimately adding another discovery outlet for consumers, and to the ongoing conversation around gut health, which experts say isn't going anywhere. 'Gut health is connected to most biological systems in the human body, and via gut health, the consumer actually has so much agency power to impact their own health,' said Bowtell. 'The focus on gut health is correlated to consumers wanting agency over their own whole body, holistic health and they want it without other types of interventions.' While the gut health conversation has remained constant over the past several years, the digestive issues associated with GLP-1s have caused an even greater focus on the category recently. As Bowtell looks to the future, she recognizes the challenges in the market, including possible economic downturn, but Seed's success in recent months has shown that the business is resilient. 'Investments in people's health are incredibly important to the customers that we sell our products to,' she said. 'We continue to think about lots of different ways of making our products as accessible as possible. The Gut Reset product that we're also launching at Sprouts is a nice example of a way that Seed aims to make our products accessible, giving lots of different ways of getting started at a range of price points.' Additionally, McKinsey's latest Future of Wellness Report for 2025 showed that wellness is staying relatively resilient, as consumers were unlikely to find it to be a discretionary category. That being said, Bowtell also said given the challenges in the market, Seed's commitment to science with peer-reviewed clinical research will be more important than ever. 'Consumers are deeply educated today, and so the products that are going to resonate are going to be products that are highly efficacious,' she said, noting that there are new products on the horizon, though the company's offering will remain highly curated. 'Everything that Seed will put into the market will have to meet the same threshold of the products we have in market today, which is at the forefront of efficacy, at the forefront of clinical superiority, and always with a very unique microbiome angle to health.' Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Forbes
11 hours ago
- Business
- Forbes
The Real Reason Target Is Failing While Walmart Prospers
The Real Reason Target is Failing While Walmart Prospers The history of modern retail is often the history of the people who founded the companies that became household names. As such, you might say that many legendary, successful brands have souls or a set of basic principles that somehow outlast their founders. It also follows that there is often a price to pay when companies lose or sell their souls or stray from their principles. For example, Ray Kroc gets credit for growing McDonald's into a global phenomenon but it was the founders—McDonald brothers Richard and Maurice—who came up with the Golden Arches design and whose obsession with operational efficiency remains the North Star of the company's management today. When McDonald's tried to introduce salads and gourmet sandwiches in the early 2000s, customers balked and the stock price cratered. It took three years of getting back to its principles for the price to recover. Target, the struggling discount department store, is the latest example of a brand that has lost its soul. The principal behind the 1962 launch was co-founder Douglas Dayton, grandson of the founder of Dayton's, a popular up-scale chain of department stores in the Midwest. Target began as a discount store that aimed to 'combine the best of the fashion world with the best of the discount world.' The logo represented 'hitting the mark'—the quality/value sweet spot. The approach worked so well that by the 1990s customers had conferred on it the Frenchified sobriquet 'Tar-jay' which, according to one industry observer, signaled, 'It's cheap but attractive, it's common but somehow chic, it feels easy and guilt-free.' In 1995, to compete with Walmart's growing fleet of supercenters, Target began adding grocery sections to its big box stores. The case could be made that it was the moment the company began to stray from its roots. Target had no DNA in the food business. Grocery stores operate on the thinnest of margins and chic or attractive has nothing to do with marketing commodities like eggs and bread. Target was trying to be Walmart and Target at the same time. Walmart—also launched in 1962—began as a general merchandise discount store in rural Arkansas, at the time possibly the least-chic place in America. The company's motto: "Everyday Low Prices,' or 'Always.' The first Walmart Supercenter opened in 1988 and included the now-ubiquitous full-scale grocery section. Walmart, which is today still significantly owned by descendants of founder Sam Walton, did not try to be Target by, for example, up-scaling its general merchandise. Instead, it built its grocery business into a juggernaut of sales—nearly 60% of its 2025 revenue of $681 billion. Although general merchandise is where Walmart generates the bulk of its profits, the grocery aisles drive foot traffic. Examples of consumer-facing companies that have lost their way abound. As we noted last year, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz came out of retirement twice—in 2008 and again in 2022—to rescue the company after it had drifted away from its community-centric marketing and store culture. You also don't have to look far to find examples of companies that have managed to nurture a good idea or business model for the long term. In many cases, what helps sustain a brand are significant shareholders who are members of the founding family, as in the case of Walmart. Target shares are widely-held, mostly by institutional investors, and there apparently are no Dayton descendants around to influence how the company is run who keep it true to its heritage.
Politico
19 hours ago
- Business
- Politico
Black church leaders pressure companies over Trump's anti-DEI push
Black church leaders are ramping up the pressure on corporate America as companies continue to roll back their diversity, equity and inclusion policies, trying to serve as a counterbalance to President Donald Trump's aggressive push to end DEI initiatives across the country. The pressure comes as liberals are still trying to figure out how to respond to Trump's culture war — and as the Democratic Party grapples with Trump's improvement among Black and Latino voters in the 2024 election. 'Diversity, equity and inclusion is not charity. It's not a handout and the African American community is a valuable partner,' said Jamal Bryant, a Georgia-based pastor who masterminded a boycott of Target after the retailer curtailed its DEI initiatives in January. 'So we want to know: If you can take our dollars, how come you won't stand with us?' Shortly after Trump's election, major companies like Meta and Google rolled back their DEI commitments made in the wake of the 2020 murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Within his first week of returning to office, Trump signed an executive order eliminating DEI practices in the federal workplace. He called such programs 'dangerous, demeaning, and immoral race- and sex-based preferences.' 'President Trump is bringing back common sense by eliminating DEI policies and making merit the standard once again,' White House Assistant Press Secretary Liz Huston said in a statement. 'Performance-driven companies see the value in President Trump's policies and are following his lead.' But Black church leaders see these boycotts — Bryant announced in May that Dollar General would be the next target — as a way to push back against the Trump-fueled wave and hold companies accountable. Bryant says his movement has garnered the support of 2,000 other churches and over 200,000 people signed his pledge to boycott Target. Frederick Haynes, the pastor of the 13,000-member Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, said joining the movement reflected how he was raised, influenced by the values of the Civil Rights Movement. Companies, he said, must recognize that they have 'a moral responsibility' to profiting. 'They have a responsibility to morally go inward and check themselves and recognize that you don't have a United States without diversity, without equity, without being inclusive,' Haynes said. In a statement to POLITICO, Dollar General said 'our mission is not 'Serving Some Others' — it is simply 'Serving Others.'' The company added that it serves millions of Americans 'from all backgrounds and walks of life' in more than 20,500 stores. 'As we have since our founding, we continuously evolve our programs in support of the long-term interests of all stakeholders.' Rev. Al Sharpton — the civil rights leader who supported Bryant's Target boycott — said the company boycotts are one of the most effective ways to push back against the rollback. 'The success of the Montgomery boycott is that it changed the law,' said Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, referencing the famous mid-1950s bus boycott to protest segregation. 'We can't just do things as a grievance, we must go for their bottom line.' It is hard to tell exactly how much boycotts are hurting companies' bottom lines. But Target's CEO Brian Cornell in May acknowledged that at least some of its sales drop, including a quarterly sales decrease by 2.8 percent, was due to 'headwinds' including 'the reaction to the updates we shared on Belonging in January,' referring to the company's announcement to end their DEI programs, along with consumer confidence and concerns around tariffs. A spokesperson for Target told POLITICO that the company is 'absolutely dedicated to fostering inclusivity for everyone — our team members, our guests and our supply partners.' 'Today, we are proud of the progress we've made since 2020 and believe it has allowed us to better serve the needs of our customers,' the spokesperson said in a statement. But Sharpton said the boycott is still a powerful tool. 'The power the Black church has is that the people that attend church are your major consumers,' said Sharpton. 'You go to a Black church that has 2,000 people and 1,900 of them are the ones that shop.' Sharpton has his own demonstration planned for this summer — a rally on Wall Street on Aug. 28, the 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his renowned 'I Have a Dream' speech. Sharpton said he chose the date for the rally on Wall Street intentionally. 'I wanted this year to show the pressure that we're putting on these companies with DEI, to go right to the bastion of industry and right where the stock exchange is and say to them that if you do not want to have diversity — in your boardroom, with your contracts and your employment — then you will not have diversity in your consumer base,' said Sharpton. But the boycotts do present challenges for church leaders. In some cases, Sharpton said, congregants have forgotten the boycotts are still on — and he says Trump is in part to blame for this. 'One of the things that I learned during the Civil Rights Movement from [Rev. Jesse Jackson] and others is, you have to keep people's attention,' said Sharpton. 'But there's so much going on now, Trump and them are so good at flooding the zone. You've got to make sure people don't forget, 'I'm not supposed to be shopping at that store.' Keeping public attention is a challenge.' But even with congregants who are engaged in the battle to retain diversity commitments across the country, Adam Clark, associate professor of theology at Xavier University, said the church cannot carry the burden alone, especially when the president has taken a stance. 'The attack on DEI is so much broader than the specific companies,' said Clark. 'Trump is the culmination of all this type of white aggression against DEI. He has the authority to implement what's been going on in certain parts of the country and he makes it federal law, and I don't think the church by itself has the capacity to just overturn everything that's happening.'
