Target tech glitch brings cash registers to a standstill across the U.S.

Shoppers in a Target store. Photo: Andrew Holbrooke/Corbis via Getty Images

Target checkout lines across the U.S. were brought to a standstill after a technical glitch stopped payment registers from working for 2 hours on Saturday — the day before Father’s Day.

Details: The retail giant temporarily closed some of its stores, including one in San Francisco, according to AP. Target said in a statement an internal technology issue had caused the outage. "[T]his was not a data breach or security-related issue, and no guest information was compromised at any time," it said.

This is how you bring America to a standstill. Every single register at the Richfield @target is down 😱 pic.twitter.com/DsT5fv5QNS

— Nancy Yang (@n_yang) June 15, 2019