TARGET CORPORATION STRATEGIC AUDIT MGMT 7160 Fall 2013 Executive Summary This report examines Target Corporation’s performance in a detailed strategic audit. The audit includes an external‚ internal and strategic analysis as well as a recommended course of action. The findings of the audit recommend a robust on-line/mobile presence to complement in-store sales‚ and to increase future earnings to remain competitive by building upon physical assets‚ brand value and logistical capabilities
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What if Wal-Mart and Target Joined Forces? Today’s economy and the increased unemployment rate have made the average American household drastically change their spending habits. The average household has to function on surviving with less. Which brings me to my topic. We have become a savvier shopper; ultimately looking for the establishment can offer the most for our money with out sacrificing quality. We have become “bargain shoppers”. When I think of a discount store two major companies
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Target Corporation | Patrick Caine March 18‚ 2013 | BUS428A Seminar in Financial Management | ------------------------------------------------- RECOMMENDATION After careful review and analysis of the five projects I would rank the projects in the following order of attractiveness: 1) The Barn 2) Whalen Court 3) Gopher Place 4) Stadium Remodel 5) Goldie’s Square. I came to this conclusion by taking into account the projects NPV and IRR given the size of the investment‚ opportunity
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Segmentation and Target Market The three major players in the soft drink market are PepsiCo‚ Inc.‚ the Coca-Cola Company‚ and the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Change Lab Solutions‚ n.d.). All of them use effective market segmentation to target specific markets. Effective target marketing requires that marketers‚ segment the market‚ by identifying and profiling to find a distinct group of buyers who differ in their wants and needs (Kotler & Keller‚ 2012). They target their specific product to one
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indicators of growth‚ other retail chains still pose a serious threat‚ and Target struggles to maintain competitive advantage. From a positive standpoint‚ Target is intensifying the vision to provide users with superior products by expanding existing stores and continuously incorporating new merchandise. Target’s expansion will likely prove positive for the corporation‚ but the possibility exists that the expansion will hurt Target due to the large price paid for the expansions (approximately $1 billion)
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Section One Major Competitors Target‚ as well as their major competitors‚ is in the Variety‚ Discount Store Industry. Their competitors are greater and larger in terms of size. Their competitors are Costco Wholesale Corporation‚ Wal-Mart Stores. Target operates 1682 stores in 49 states‚ 34 distribution centers‚ 23 Super Targets‚ 439 pharmacies and 8 multi-level stores. Costco Wholesale‚ one of the largest membership warehouse club chains
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Target Target Corporation bears the strong imprint of its founder‚ George Draper Dayton. Target is a company focused exclusively on general merchandise retailing. Their principal operating strategy is to provide exceptional value to consumers through multiple retail formats ranging from upscale discount and moderate-priced to full-service department stores. Target Corporation is the fourth largest retailer in the United States‚ operating 1‚556 stores in 47 states. Target Stores are the number
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Target: Driving Guests Into the Store Target opened the doors to its first store in Minnesota in 1962. Today‚ Target operates 1‚781 stores located in the United States and India‚ and plans to open stores in Canada as well. In the fifty years since it was founded‚ Target has managed to become one of the most recognized and respected discount stores available. Guests are highly brand loyal and have come to depend on and trust in Target’s brand promise: “Expect More‚ Pay Less.” Target works to
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Company Profile and History Target Corporation is an upscale discounter providing high quality‚ on-trend merchandise at attractive prices in a clean‚ spacious and guest friendly store. Target Corporation also operates their online business at Target.com . According to the company’ history report Target began as Marshall Field & Co in 1881 then in 1902 George Dayton opened a Goodfellows in downtown Minneapolis. One year later they founded their first Dry Goods Store and in 1911 they became known
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Strengths As one of the leading retail companies in the United States‚ it is evident that Target possesses many strengths pertinent to the merchandising industry. These strengths are apparent in Target Corp.’s financial results. Target Corp. has honed in on providing customers with high-quality and innovative merchandise that keeps them coming back to see what the “next new thing” from Target will be. Another main component of Target’s strength is its low price for these high-quality and innovative
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