Target

Target Corporation is the eighth-largest retailer in the United States, and is a component of the S&P 500 Index.

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Will Target Be A Casualty Of Walmart’s Price War?
Will Target Be A Casualty Of Walmart’s Price War?
October 20, 2016  |  Retail

Recent reports indicate that, when Walmart wants its market share back, it does not scale back the exuberance with which it is willing to pursue...

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Target, Dwell And Why Everyone Is Doubling Down On Decor
Target, Dwell And Why Everyone Is Doubling Down On Decor
October 18, 2016  |  Retail

Designer partnerships are not exactly new territory for Target. An April 2015 pair-up with fashion icon Lilly Pulitzer was such a runaway success that the...

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And The Average Walmart Shopper Is…?
And The Average Walmart Shopper Is…?
October 13, 2016  |  Retail

The average Walmart shopper is a white, 50-year-old woman with an annual household income of $53,125. Since Walmart is the nation’s largest retailer, operating more...

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Target Teams Up With Dwell For ‘Modern’ Décor Collection
Target Teams Up With Dwell For ‘Modern’ Décor Collection
October 11, 2016  |  Retail

It has been Target’s stated goal since late 2015–early 2016 to get back some of the old “Tarjay” magic. The big-box retailer grew to national...

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The Metal Shopping Cart’s High Tech Makeover
The Metal Shopping Cart’s High Tech Makeover
October 01, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Groundbreaking, innovative, trailblazing — these aren’t the type of adjectives you would think of to describe the typical shopping cart that gets pushed around physical...

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Target Piloting Alexa Competitor
Target Piloting Alexa Competitor
September 29, 2016  |  Retail

Not quite ready to let Amazon win at creating the world’s digital personal assistant, Target has partnered with natural language processing (NLP) startup AddStructure to pilot what...

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Where Amazon Treads, Stocks Tremble
Where Amazon Treads, Stocks Tremble
September 29, 2016  |  Amazon

Beware the Amazon Effect, where competitors’ stocks slide on the merest hint that Amazon wants a piece of their pie. Unless you’re a short seller...

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Target Says Goodbye To ‘Tiny Carts’
Target Says Goodbye To ‘Tiny Carts’
September 28, 2016  |  Retail

A good rule of thumb for retailers when considering whether or not a program has been a success? If the headlines announcing its discontinuation feature...

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