Target, Walmart, Kroger, CVS team up to ‘reinvent’ plastic bags

Target Corp. is teaming up with other retailing giants like Walmart Inc. and CVS Health Corp. on a mission to find a replacement for the ubiquitous — but widely criticized — single-use plastic shopping bag.

The Minneapolis-based retailer said it’s become a founding partner in the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, a venture launched by New York investment firm Closed Loop Partners.

“The new group has one goal, and it’s big: to identify, pilot and implement innovative alternative designs…