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May 31, 2012
Comps momentum continues at TGT

Target reported a 4.4% increase in May same-store sales that was toward the upper end of a guidance range that called for a low-to-mid single-digit increase.

April 11, 2012
TGT’s saw March comps surprise despite uptick in ad activity

Target’s promotional cadence increased in March, but it was nothing compared with the ramp up in activity at Walmart and Toys“R”Us. To check out Market Track’s monthly review of top retailers’ promotional efforts, click here.

February 27, 2012
ODP, SPLS, TGT among top companies for women's enterprises

Office Depot, Staples and Target were among the companies honored as America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises.

February 14, 2012
And the Grammy goes to…top tracks at TGT

What a fortuitous promotion Target ran this week featuring a collection of nine Grammy Award nominated artists in its weekly ad. The awards program drew a record audience, and between ads during the broadcast and the artists featured in the circular Target gave a broad range of music lovers a reason to visit Target.com during the show or stop by their local store after the program.

October 31, 2011
TGT vs WMT, price gap continues to narrow analysts say

The latest pricing studying from Deutsche Bank analyst Charles Grom shows a basket of 50 items is still cheaper at Walmart than Target, but by a slimmer margin than in the past.

August 15, 2011
TGT 2Q: What to look for

Target is set to report second quarter earnings Wednesday morning, and let’s just say it would be a surprise if there were any surprises. The company is pretty thorough when it comes to managing investor expectations and provides commentary regarding whether analysts’ estimates are too high or too low.

June 6, 2011
New store in Pittsburg to host TGT annual meeting

A lot of companies are content to conduct their annual meetings in a hotel ballroom near their headquarters, but not Target. This year the retailer and its senior executives are schlepping east to Pittsburgh where the company’s annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 8 at 1:30 p.m. at a store located about five miles east of downtown Pittsburgh at 6231 Penn Avenue. According to the company, “This location allows us to showcase our current general merchandise store design in the latter stages of construction prior to opening.”

April 7, 2011
The ultimate indignity: TGT beats WMT in value ranking

A new Harris Poll EquiTrend study out this week shows Target, not Walmart, as the Value Retail Brand of the Year.

December 20, 2010
TGT and food supplier set NRF date

A seminar on collaborative merchandising initiatives at the upcoming National Retail Federation convention should draw considerable interest due to the involvement of Target and ConAgra Foods. The seminar is sponsored by DemandTec, a company whose suite of merchandising solutions have been used by both companies since 2007. The session will be facilitated by DemandTec’s SVP consumer products Rob Culin.

The seminar is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York and is titled, “Target’s Guests: Key to Decision-Marking and Vendor Collaboration.”

September 27, 2010
Tucker collection arrive at TGT

Target its foot on the fashion accelerator this week as a new fall collection from Tucker arrived in stores.

 

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