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May 23, 2013
Banana Boat rides shotgun with Target Chip Ganassi Racing

Banana Boat sunscreen is riding shotgun with Target-sponsored Chip Ganassi Racing for the second year in row at the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series.

January 22, 2013
Sylvania to keep lighting up NH track

The New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be home to the Sylvania 300 NASCAR race for five more years following the renewal of a sponsorship agreement.

November 26, 2012
Mars to receive NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award

Mars will receive the 2012 NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award at the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards held at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas Thursday, Nov. 29.

October 16, 2012
Black and Decker races into NASCAR sponsorship

Black and Decker is partnering with Richard Petty Motorsports and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose.

September 7, 2012
ODP, NASCAR auction to raise money for BTS charity

Office Depot will auction off items worn by NASCAR driver Tony Stewart to raise money for the Office Depot's National Backpack Program.

August 7, 2012
Sycamore completes acquisition of Talbots; appoints former Vitamin Shoppe executive as CEO

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which has wrapped up its $391 million acquisition of The Talbots, appointed Michael Archbold, formerly president and COO of Vitamin Shoppe, as CEO and CFO of Talbots.

July 5, 2012
NASCAR sponsors go the extra patriotic mile

NASCAR is going patriotic this weekend with many of its sponsors behind products and events designed to honor active servicemen and women, veterans and their families, ahead of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway (DIS).

May 7, 2012
Sycamore Partners raises offer for Talbots

Talbots said it has received a raised takeover offer of $214.6 million from private equity firm Sycamore Partners.

April 13, 2012
Loss widens at Talbots

Talbots' fourth-quarter loss widened to $53.2 million, or 77 cents per share, from last year’s loss from continuing operations of $2.8 million, or 4 cents per share.

February 28, 2012
Best Buy won race, but Target made lasting impression

Target will forever be associated with the weirdest Daytona 500 ever after the car it sponsors was mysteriously involved in a single car accident that caused a huge on-track fire and a two-hour delay that caused the already rained-delayed race to finish after midnight on Monday.

February 23, 2012
And now this programming reminder

Tune in this Sunday for the running of the Daytona 500 (coverage begins at noon on Fox) and see whether this is the year Juan Pablo Montoya pilots the number 42 Target Chevrolet to victory.

January 26, 2012
Walmart revs up NASCAR partnership

Walmart announced that it is expanding its Race Time 2012 program to give fans more accessibility to discounted race tickets, driver appearances and fan events at stores, a greater selection of authentic NASCAR merchandise and a special sponsorship of Bill Elliott at the Coke Zero 400.

December 5, 2011
Talbots on hunt for new CEO

It’s official: Talbots Inc. is seeking a new CEO as it works to turn around its struggling business.

December 1, 2011
Talbots records sharp Q3 loss amid reports of CEO shakeup

Talbots Inc. reported Thursday a loss of $22 million for the third quarter, compared with a profit of $17 million in the year-ago period.

November 28, 2011
There’s always next year for brand Bullseye

Few vehicles on the NASCAR circuit look as good or are as identifiable on the track as the No. 42 Target Chevrolet with its red-and-white color scheme and distinctive Bullseye logo adorning the hood. Unfortunately for Target, style doesn’t count for anything in auto racing and driver Juan Pablo Montoya failed to win a race this year.

October 20, 2011
And in other Walmart parking lot news

Walmart’s deeper affiliation with NASCAR continued this week as the good old boys headed to Alabama’s Talladega super speedway for the Good Sam Club 500 where race fans were provided the opportunity to participate in Race Time at Walmart activities.

October 17, 2011
Target driver to be honored in South Florida

Juan Pablo Montoya may not have had the year he would have liked on the NASCAR circuit where he drives the number 42 Target Chevrolet, but his collective accomplishments throughout an illustrious racing career have earned him a sport in the Miami Sports Hall of Champions.

October 17, 2011
Tragedy and triumph in Las Vegas

Dario Franchitti and the Target Chip Ganassi race team continued their dominance of the Izod IndyCar Series this year, but any planned championship celebration of a third consecutive championship was marred by the death of fellow driver Dan Wheldon this past Sunday.

September 7, 2011
Talbots searches for creative leadership to boost sales

Talbots is searching for a new chief creative officer, as the company struggles to find a product assortment that will translate into sales growth.

August 31, 2011
ODP, NASCAR announce finalists in small business sweepstakes

Office Depot has announced the two small business finalists in its annual “Official Small Business of NASCAR, Courtesy of Office Depot” sweepstakes.

August 25, 2011
Dollar General races into a new deal with NASCAR

Dollar General and NASCAR have announced the first-ever national retail program around the Chase for NASCAR Sprint Cup.

June 8, 2011
Clearance sales coming at Talbots

The number of planned store closures at Talbot’s was bumped to 110 units recently when the company reported disappointing first-quarter results and indicated most of the underperforming units would close during the second half of the year.

April 4, 2011
Kellogg goes racing with Target

Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) has partnered with the Kellogg Company to become a primary sponsor on the number 10 Indy car driven by Dario Franchitti, winner of last week’s Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and a three-time Izod IndyCar Series champ.

March 28, 2011
Dario gets it done in downtown St. Pete

The Target brand was a big winner over the weekend, as Dario Franchitti piloted the number10 car of Target Chip Gansassi Racing to victory in the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

March 24, 2011
Talbots posts smaller-than-expected Q4 loss, accelerates remodels

Talbots reported Thursday a narrower-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter loss, and said it plans to expand its store re-image program to improve traffic.

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