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November 29, 2012
Target comps tumble 1% in November

The retailer saw a worse than expected drop in same-store sales.

November 27, 2012
Target holiday tour across Canada heralds planned store openings

Target will sponsor a tour across Canada that will visit more than 20 communities ahead of the planned opening of its stores in the country, the mass-merchandise retailer said Tuesday.

November 26, 2012
Target to unveil exclusive Sam & Libby shoe line

Target will unveil an exclusive collection of shoes made by Sam and Libby starting in May 2013, the mass merchandise retailer said Monday.

November 15, 2012
Target ready for holiday shopping season with increase in 3Q sales

A 2.9% third-quarter same-store sales increase and the sale of its credit card business pushed Target’s third-quarter profit up 17.6% to 96 cents a share.

November 12, 2012
Target, Walmart, McKesson named among Businessweek's ranking of civic-minded companies

Target, Walmart and McKesson were each recognized Friday as one of America’s more community-minded companies as part of the The Civic 50 — the first scientific evaluation to rank the companies that best use their time, talent and resources to improve the quality of life where they do business.

November 6, 2012
Target supports up-and-coming fashion designers in Canadian competition

Target is supporting up-and-coming Canadian fashion designers through a partnership with the Toronto Fashion Incubator, the company said Tuesday.

November 5, 2012
Survey: Chief marketing officers project 3.7% increase in holiday comp sales

According to a recent BDO USA survey, chief marketing officers at leading U.S. retailers expect a 3.7% increase in holiday comparable store sales, marking the survey’s most optimistic forecast since 2007, when CMOs projected a 5% increase in comparable store sales.

November 2, 2012
Retailers, suppliers recover, provide relief in Sandy's aftermath

The Northeast is still recovering from one of the worst disasters it has ever faced. Many residents remain without electrical power, while others have lost their entire homes, businesses, workplaces and in a growing number of cases, their lives.

October 26, 2012
Expansion of ethnic beauty further illustrates Target's aggressive plans

Target is getting aggressive in a lot of ways. Canada. Big holiday plans. And now a plan to take a greater share of the ethnic beauty business.

October 24, 2012
Target unveils new ethnic beauty products at NYC event

Recognizing the importance of meeting the needs of its ethnic beauty shoppers, Target has in recent years been working to bolster its ethnic sets in-store, and that effort continues, as evidenced by a media event held Tuesday evening in New York.

October 18, 2012
Supervalu announces slowdown of price position overhaul as buyout speculation populates newswires

While Supervalu has completed its overhaul of its value proposition across its Jewel-Osco banner, the grocer will be analyzing the impact before replicating the price repositioning across its entire chain.

October 18, 2012
Target firing on all cylinders for the holidays

Target is enticing shoppers this holiday season with new initiatives, including price match, exclusive gift offerings and shoppable advertisements.

October 18, 2012
Target to open second CityTarget format in San Francisco in 2013

Target has announced plans to open its second CityTarget store in San Francisco in October 2013.

October 16, 2012
Target awareness strong even before Canadian entry

Target should be feeling confident about its upcoming entry into Canada, as a recent survey from Kantar Retail and TNS Canada revealed that 75% of Canadians are aware of the retailer.

October 12, 2012
Are the final chapters of the age of big-box retailing upon us?

DSN noted that 2012 would be the year more big-box retailers committed to “going small” and, while we may hate to toot our own horn, we are going to do it anyway.

October 9, 2012
Q&A: Upscale retail

In this exclusive interview with Drug Store News, Christina Hennington, divisional merchandising manager of beauty for Target, talks about the hottest trends in beauty and how Target is taking beauty to the next level.


October 4, 2012
Target to put QR codes on holiday toy displays

Target will roll out QR codes in stores in time for the holiday shopping season.

September 28, 2012
New study demonstrates retail clinic model growth

The new data by Marketdata Enterprises is significant as it puts a number against a very valuable and fast-growing segment of health care that will continue to grow regardless of who is elected president and what happens to healthcare reform.

September 21, 2012
Got mobile? Shifting consumer behavior is 'too large for retailers to ignore'

Once again, mobile capabilities made headlines as a study by ComScore revealed that nearly 86 million Americans are now shopping on their smartphones. To put it another way: That’s 4-out-of-5 smartphone users.

September 18, 2012
Target opens urban format store in Chicago

Lately a number of mass merchandise retailers have been taking the little road and opening small-format stores in dense, urban areas. One of the most notable of these is CityTarget, which recently opened in Chicago.


September 7, 2012
Supervalu takes a step toward turnaround with 60 store closures. Is it enough?

The journey to a complete turnaround begins with the first step. Supervalu's restructuring, refocusing and revitalizing the executive team may have been the first step, but it's been quickly followed by the second — culling out underperforming stores and re-investing those saved dollars into a refocused and revitalized business.

September 4, 2012
Target supports Hurricane Isaac relief efforts

Target has donated $150,000 in cash and products to assist with Hurricane Isaac relief efforts.

August 23, 2012
GG Gatsby inks retail partnerships with Target.com, Walmart.com

NEW YORK — GG Gatsby is collaborating with Target.com and Walmart.com to launch its new volumizing hair care line.

These are the first retail collaborations for the brand, and the partnerships enable the brand to bring its hair care line to a new mass demographic.

August 21, 2012
Study: Discounts as low as 2.5% sway shoppers to leave stores, purchase online

Forty-five percent of customers shopping in-store at brick-and mortar-locations will walk out and complete their purchase online for a discount as low as 2.5%, according to new showrooming research from GroupM Next.

August 15, 2012
CityTarget love amid modest Q2 growth

Target's second-quarter sales increased 3.5% to $16.5 billion and the company’s profits grew 2.9% to $1.06 per share, 5 cents higher than analysts expected.

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