Target Corporation
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Walmart Stampede: 1 Year LaterA 34-year-old worker at a Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, Long Island, was killed in a Black Friday stampede in 2008. Walmart Black Friday Stampede: 1 Year Later Updated: Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009, 4:39 PM EST Published : Wednesday, 25 Nov... In this article: Wal-Mart, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Walmart, National Retail Federation, Long Island, and New York City |
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Baltimore Sun | 2 days ago
Black Friday and beyond at Walmart, Toys R Us, Jos A. Bank, Target
...will be limited quantities of the specials. On Saturday, Walmart will run specials on LCD HDTVs ranging in price from $398 to $848. Target is also offering online specials on Thanksgiving Day, a first for the retailer. It will also...
In this article: Target, Walmart, Jcpenney, Toys R Us, E mail, RCA, Garmin, and Sanyo
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Web Wire | 3 days ago
Target.com Launches First-Ever Thanksgiving Day Sale and Incredible Cyber Week Deals
...Dec. 12, which offers low prices on must-have items across all product categories on Target.com. About Target Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) serves guests at 1,744 stores nationwide and at Target.com, a fully...
In this article: Minneapolis and Cyber Monday
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Web Wire | 3 days ago
Target Provides Improved, Convenient Shopping This Holiday Season
...items over the $70 can be exchanged for items in the same department. Convenient Mobile Solutions and Free Shipping from Target.com Target.com recently introduced several new features to make finding and purchasing great, affordable...
In this article: Minneapolis, Black Friday, Holiday extras, and Minnesota
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Reuters | November 18, 2009
UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman Sachs cuts Target to neutral
Goldman 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 | November 18, 2009
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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washingtonpost.com | November 17, 2009
Target profit climbs 18 pct in 3Q on lower costs
CHICAGO -- 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 low-price...
In this article: Target Corp, Revenue, Wal-Mart, Recession, Thomson Reuters, Kohl's, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Wall Street
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MarketWatch | November 17, 2009
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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Reuters | November 16, 2009
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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Description from Wikipedia:
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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