Target Will Soon Stop Accepting Personal Checks as Payment

Target shoppers will soon no longer be able to pay with personal checks, with the retailer announcing it’s dropping this form of payment as of July 15. Amid the declining popularity of personal check use over the past few years, retailers like Aldi and Whole Foods have stopped accepting personal checks. Target will soon be joining their ranks. “Due to extremely low volumes, we’ll no longer accept personal checks starting July 15,” a company spokesperson said in a statement provided to several news outlets. The spokesperson said that the company has taken steps to notify customers that personal checks will soon no longer be accepted, adding that the Minnesota-based retailer will continue to accept various common forms of payment, including cash, as well as credit and debit cards....