Categories Selected Articles Target mandates employees smile and make small talk in bid to lift holiday sales Post author By Mike Nova Post date November 8, 2025 Listen to this article The Minneapolis-based retailer issued a new directive for in-store workers instructing them to smile and make eye contact with shopppers. ← Body of 19-year-old College of Charleston student who disappeared on Halloween found → Taylor Swift’s recent dinner outings are sparking a theory about her wedding plans