Target is reportedly testing overnight and next-day fulfillment options in multiple U.S. cities as the retailer seeks to cut shipping costs, speed deliveries and ease store crowding after years of lagging sales. 

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The company has ended ship-to-home order fulfillment from some of its busiest stores in Chicago, launched a new overnight-delivery center in Cleveland and is experimenting with gig workers on some packages in San Diego and elsewhere, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Gretchen McCarthy, the company’s chief supply chain and logistics officer, said it aims to offer multiple ways to receive orders, including curbside pickup and next-day brown-box delivery, according to the report. 

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