San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Deal-craving shoppers helped a trio of prominent U.S. retailers report Tuesday that their third quarter managed to improve this year. From Target Corp.'s cheap chic shoppers to Saks Inc.'s luxury loving customers, there were signs consumers were willing to... Target Corporation - United States - Business - Saks Incorporated - Business Services
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Target's profit climbed more than 18 percent up in the third quarter as the discount department store chain cut costs and amped up its fight with rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Target Corp., which is based in Minneapolis, has been fighting with its larger... Wal-Mart - Discount store - Business - Minneapolis - Target Corporation
ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Target expected to report 3rd-qtr profit rose after cuts in inventory, other costs Target Corporation - Home - Organizations - Recreation - Guns
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Wal-Mart is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books. The move led rivals Amazon.com and Target to reduce the prices of some of their online preorder... Wal-Mart - Amazon.com - Target Corporation - Price war - Business
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
How October sales at 30 chains compared with October 2008: _ Discount stores BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. -1.1 pct Costco Wholesale Corp. 5 pct Target Corp. -0.1 pct ___ _ Drugstores Rite Aid Corp. -0.5 pct Walgreen Co. 4.9 pct ___ _ Department stores Bon-Ton... Costco - BJ's Wholesale Club - Target Corporation - Business - Walgreen
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Target says sales in stores open at least one year edged down 0.1 percent in October as sales of necessities like healthcare products rose, but electronics and sporting goods sales were weaker. Total sales for the four weeks ended Oct. 31 rose 3 percent to $... Target Corporation - Business - Sports equipment - Shopping - Marketing and Advertising
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) today reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended October 31, 2009 were $4,541 million, an increase of 2.8 percent from $4,415 million for the four weeks ended November 1, 2008. On this same basis, October comparable-store sales decreased 0.1 percent. “Sales for the month of October were slightly better than our expectation,”...
Just Style (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
US discount retailer Target Corporation has denied newspaper reports that it is planning to sell its captive technology centre in India, dismissing the rumours as "ridiculous speculation".
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) today reiterated its commitment to its Target India team and operation, which employs about 2,100 team members in Bangalore. The company strongly denied that it is engaged in any discussions, or has any plans, to sell its captive center. “Our captive center in Bangalore continues to be an important part of our long-term strategy and...
Just Style (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Discount retailer Target Corporation has axed around 85 jobs from its marketing unit as part of a reorganisation "to meet the changing needs of our business."
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Retailer Target Corp. said Thursday it is cutting some 85 marketing jobs, representing about 8 percent of its 1,100 employees in that department. The company said in a statement that the move was part of its normal practice of evaluating all areas of the... Sponsored Topics: Target Corporation - Marketing - Business - Marketing and Advertising - Corporation
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Ever wonder if the organic-labeled milk you're drinking is really organic? If you purchased it at Target, it might not be. The Cornucopia Institute, a food and agriculture watchdog group, announced Tuesday that it has filed formal complaints with USDA's organic program accusing Target Corporation of organic food fraud. And in the midst of HuffPost's No Impact Week no less! The complaints are the latest...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Target is throwing itself into a heated price war on books expected to be top sellers. The retailer says it will offer some of this season's most anticipated book titles at $8.99, in line with recent moves by Walmart.com and Amazon.com. Target says the $8.99... Sponsored Topics: Wal-Mart - Price war - Amazon.com - Shopping - Target Corporation
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
MINNEAPOLIS and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) and Zinio LLC, the world's leader in digital-content design and distribution, today announced a partnership to extend access of their global portfolio of publications, including the most popular consumer titles, to Target guests worldwide. Complementing the e-reading devices available for purchase on Target.com, the...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS), Mattel Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT) and Citigroup Inc....
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