August 11, 2026

Target appoints its first chief AI officer as retailers scale up AI spending

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Target has named Lowe’s executive Chandhu Nair as its first chief AI officer, starting August 24. IBM research puts the share of organisations with a chief AI officer at 76% this year, up from 26% in 2025. Target has appointed its first chief AI offi...