Target eliminated a daily headache for drive-up workers with a new tech fix

Some Target stores fulfill hundreds of drive-up orders per day, and small delays can add up fast. Ben Brewer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Target's recent store renovations inadvertently created a small but costly problem. Drive-up workers needed an average of 30 seconds to get back into the store — hundreds of times per day. The company built a tech fix that eliminates the wait, saving an estimated 350,000 hours a year. Target's drive-up operation is big, busy, and growing — and every second ...