Target Corporation
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UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman Sachs cuts Target to neutralGoldman Sachs downgraded Target Corp <TGT.N> to "neutral" from "buy," and removed the retailer from its Americas conviction buy list, saying aggressive promotional activity and pricing competition from rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N>... In this article: Target Corp, Wal-Mart, Goldman Sachs, Cheesecake Factory Inc, Black Friday, and U.S. |
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San Francisco Chronicle | 3 days ago
Target might be considering Metreon location
...spaces and that its roof deck often is empty. Westfield, which bought the Metreon in 2006, declined to comment on Target moving in. Target spokeswoman Hadley Barrows said that while the retailer is "exploring potential locations" in the...
In this article: Target, San Francisco, Chain store, Home Depot, Westfield, and Sony
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MarketWatch | 4 days ago
Target posts better-than-expected 18% net rise
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- No. 2 U.S. discounter Target Corp. said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings jumped 18%, after it lifted the credit-card unit's profit and consumer demand for non-essential items such as apparel and home goods...
In this article: Target Corp., NEW YORK, Revenue, Anna Sui, Wal-Mart, and Minneapolis
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Target profit climbs 18 pct in 3Q on lower costs
CHICAGO (AP) - Target Corp.'s third-quarter profit climbed 18 percent, the cheap chic retailer said Tuesday, as it cut costs and did better in its credit-card business. Still, it offered a conservative outlook for the holidays. The...
In this article: Target, Revenue, Wal-Mart, Recession, Thomson Reuters, Kohl's, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Wall Street
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Reuters | 4 days ago
CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Pershing Square ups McDonalds, cuts Target
...he had built during the second quarter. But perhaps most interestingly, Ackman, who lost a bitter proxy battle with Target Corp <TGT.N> this year, cut his stake in the retailer. At the end of the third quarter he owned 26 million shares...
In this article: William Ackman, Target Corp, McDonald's, Bankruptcy, Corrections Corporation of America, Saks Inc, Automatic Data Processing Inc, and Wendy's
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The Seattle Times | 4 days ago
Earnings Preview: Target Corp.
Originally published Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:51 AM Retailer Target Corp. reports earnings for its third quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. OVERVIEW:...
In this article: Target, Revenue, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Thomson Reuters, Mervyns, Circuit City, and Deutsche Bank
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Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), usually known as Target, is an American retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 as the Dayton Dry Goods Company. In 1962, the first Target store opened in Roseville, Minnesota, and in 2000 the company changed its name from Dayton Hudson to Target. Target Corporation has units in 49 U.S. states (the exception being Vermont ), operating under the mastheads of Target, Target Greatland, and SuperTarget.
Target is the fifth-largest retailer by sales revenue in the United States, behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, Kroger, and Costco. The company is ranked at number 28 on the Fortune 500 . Target operates its retailing business exclusively in the United States. It is a rival and competitor of Kmart and Wal-Mart. Target is a component of the Standard and Poor's 500 index. Target Corporation in the United States is not affiliated with Wesfarmers or their Target Australia retail stores.
- Name:
- Target Corporation
- Type:
- Public (NYSE: TGT)
- Location:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Region:
- United States
- Founder:
- George Dayton
- Founded:
- 2000
- Stock Symbol:
- TGT
- Industry:
- retail
- Key People:
- Gregg Steinhafel
- Products:
- clothing, housewares, food
- Revenue:
- US$64.948 billion
- Operating Income:
- US$ 3.536 billion
- Net Income:
- US$ 2.214 billion
- Assets:
- US$ 44.106 billion
- Equity:
- US$ 13.712 billion
- No. of Employees:
- 351,000 (2009)
- Motto:
- Expect More. Pay Less.
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