Target Apologizes After Registers Crash Nationwide, Sparking Chaos on Father’s Day Weekend
The company says the malfunction has been fixed and customers “are able to purchase their merchandise again.”
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Target has apologized to customers after registers crashed Saturday afternoon at stores nationwide, sparking chaos on the day before Father's Day. By Saturday evening, the retailer said the malfunction was fixed and and customers “are able to purchase their merchandise again.” The Minneapolis-based company said in a statement that an “internal technology issue” was to blame and reassured that there was no data breach involved in the apparent computer meltdowns. The systemwide crash had wreaked havoc at stores across the country, with many shoppers abandoning full shopping carts due to long lines.
We’re aware that guests are currently unable to make purchases at Target stores. Our teams are troubleshooting now and we apologize for the inconvenience. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
— Target (@Target) June 15, 2019
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