NEW YORK — Target says it has fixed a technical issue that caused delays at registers in some US stores, but the company stressed that the glitch was not related to a recent data breach.
The retailer sent a message from its Twitter account late Sunday as shoppers took to social media to complain.
On Monday, the company did not immediately respond to questions about what led to the incident or how many stores were affected.
A massive pre-Christmas security breach compromised the credit cards and personal information of millions of Target’s customers and exposed a huge security flaw. That damaged Target’s reputation, and last month the retailer cut its annual profit outlook and first-quarter earnings fell 16 percent. Fourth-quarter profit fell 46 percent.
Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is overhauling its security and technology departments and systems. In April, it ousted its chief executive.