Target calls employees back to corporate headquarters quarterly in 2024

• Target has no broad policy for in-person work, but company spokesperson Brian Harper-Tibaldo said 35% of Twin Cities employees visit their office at least once a week.

How it works: Employees were told Monday that they're expected to come into the company's downtown and Brooklyn Park offices for one week per quarter beginning next year.

• The idea of the "core weeks" plan is to "drive connectedness, celebrate our team, and build our internal culture," according to Harper-Tibaldo.

Details: One of the weeks will be the company's annual fall national meeting in September, when the city fills up with red shirts, including store managers from across the country.

• The others will be in early March, late May, and mid-November.
• Employees who don't live in the Twin Cities won't be required to attend those, but they can.

What they're saying: Minneapolis Downtown Council CEO Adam Duininck called the move great news and said he's hopeful this is an indication that the "safety environment" has improved downtown.

Reality check: This still amounts to just 20 days per year, while most of the other big downtown employers are mandating two or three days per week in the office.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show employees were told Monday about return to office expectations, not Wednesday.