Dive Brief:

• Target Corp. said Monday that it has tapped three new executives to expand its digital, technology, and e-commerce capabilities.

• Jim Fisher was named senior vice president of infrastructure and operations and technology services. Alan Wizemann will be vice president of Target.com and mobile products. And David Weissman is now president of Target’s online beauty and skin-care subsidiary the DermStore.

• The Minneapolis-based retailer has been busy bolstering its technology expertise, saying it would hire 50 software engineers to transform its e-commerce and m-commerce, elevating its top tech positions and bringing in a new CIO with tech security credentials. 

Dive Insight:

Hiring from outside didn’t use to come easy to Target, something which it has been criticized for in the past. The retailer appears to be getting used to the idea as it expands, and presumably improves, its technology and digital efforts. Target’s website has been seen as a drag, and its major problem with payment security left it stumbling into the new year. With this level of talent, the retailer could begin playing catchup — or possibly better.