Starbucks vs Target: The Right Way to Handle Return-to-Office Mandates | Fast Five Shorts
Retail Fast Five21 Jul 2025

Starbucks vs Target: The Right Way to Handle Return-to-Office Mandates | Fast Five Shorts

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, we analyze contrasting approaches to return-to-office policies.

Both Starbucks and Target issued return-to-office orders this week, but with very different strategies. Starbucks mandates employees work in the office a minimum of four days a week (Monday-Thursday) starting in October, even offering voluntary exit packages for those who refuse. Target takes a softer approach, asking team members to work in person at least three times a week with flexibility on which days, leaving decisions to individual leaders.


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⏩ Topics Covered:

📌 00:00 – Headline Details

📌 01:30 – Starbucks' Hard Line: 4 Mandatory Days

📌 04:15 – Target's Flexible 3-Day Approach

📌 07:20 – A&M's David Brown on Best Practices

📌 10:45 – The Importance of Standardized Days

📌 13:30 – Corporate Culture Alignment Strategies

📌 16:10 – Impact on Productivity & Collaboration


For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/sgweq_AtMms


#returntooffice #starbucks #target #workplacepolicy #hybridwork #remotework #corporateculture #retailleadership #productivity #omnitalk

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