Target Australia gift cards okay

Target Australia has assured customers that it is not experiencing any problems with its gift cards, following reports that the shopping giant in the US was having post Christmas troubles.

America's second-largest discount retailer Target US said an unidentified number of gift cards sold over the Christmas period were not properly activated.

"We are aware that some Target gift cards were not fully activated and apologise for the inconvenience," company spokeswoman Molly Snyder said in a statement.

Target Australia said on Wednesday that it has no affiliation with Target US and is in no way affected by their reported issues.

"Target Australia has not had any credit card security issues and all gift cards are working normally," general manager, corporate affairs, Jim Cooper said in a statement.