Target To Found Retail Talent Incubator In India

In a bid to create the next generation of emerging market corporate talent, Target is establishing the Target Accelerator Program in Bangalore, India, a corporate incubator aimed at capturing the company’s growing tech talent pool, TechCrunch reported on November 26.

Target hopes to open the facility in January 2014. Participating startups are set to receive up to $30,000 from the retailer.

“We are excited about this opportunity and look forward to sharing additional details once we launch the program,” Beth Jacob, Target’s global chief information officer, told TechCrunch in an interview.

To learn more about the Target Accelerator Program and how it fits into the company’s overall strategy, read the full story here.

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