Target Case EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Target Corporation‚ originally Dayton Dry Goods Company‚ was founded in 1902 and headquartered in Minnesota. The first Target store was opened in 1962 with the purpose of providing customers with discounted values. Currently there are 1888 stores in the US and Canada and in 2004 Target Corporation sold all of their subsidiaries in order to focus on the Target stores. Today they are the second largest discount retailer in the world but are in continuous competition
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History of Target It started of as the Dayton Corporation in 1902 by a person named George Draper Dayton who afforded to make it through farm mortgages he had owned to reduce burden on himself. Dayton managed to establish a trading company he was to work with‚ looking at the fact that there was continual change they had expected. Dayton also looked for tenants for improving his experience to make most of his market he was involved to run his Dayton store with expectation he will start in a short
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tkr=wmt&period=qtr >. Stock‚ Analysis. "Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)." Wal-Mart-Stores-Inc#Financial-Statements‚ Web. 18 Mar. 2013. <http://www.stock-analysis-on.net/NYSE/Company/Wal-Mart-Stores-Inc#Financial- Statements>. Yahoo‚ Finance. "Target Corp. (TGT) -NYSE." is?s=TGT+Income+Statement&annual‚ Web. 18 Mar. 2013. <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=TGT+Income+Statement&annual>. Bloomberg‚ Businessweek. "Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT:New York)." financials/ratios.asp?ticker=WMT
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Who is the target customer? What are the demographic characteristics? o TWC Customers are generally middle to upper class o Average household income is $53‚546 / year o Racial makeup: 41% white‚ 28% Hispanic‚ 16% Asian‚ and 5% African American o English is the primary language 59% of the time with 20% Spanish‚ 11% Asian‚ and 7% Indo-European What are their
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Target Background and History With its familiar red bulls eye logo‚ Target Stores have become the United States’ second-largest discount chain behind giant Wal-Mart. Target offers merchandise and brand names that are aimed at a more upscale shopper than Wal-Mart. With strong growth from expansion‚ Target reported $46.839 billion in sales and earnings of $3.198 billion in 2004. At the beginning of the year‚ the company operated 1‚172 regular Target stores and 136 SuperTarget stores that include
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Targeting Target Costing Targeting Target Costing COST MANAGEMENT AND INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS Martin Carlsson-Wall Dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy‚ Ph.D. Business Administration Stockholm School of Economics 2011 Keywords: Target costing Cost management Accounting Inter-organizational accounting Management control Inter-organizational relationships Product development Inter-organizational product development Multi-technology
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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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Retailer Target Private Brand A New Day Type & Categories Womenswear - accessories‚ - apparel (shirts‚ dresses‚ pants‚ jackets‚ sweaters‚ skirts…) - shoes Price Range All items under $50 with most items between $20 and $40 Size Range XXS-XXL and Plus Sizes Target Customer Millennials – customers currently in their 20s and 30s as clothing items in this line are suitable for both office and casual wear Details Target has started to phase out many of its staple private brands including Merona and Mossimo
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Management Skills – Summary 2 Targets The main part of the strategic duty of a manager is to achieve objectives. Business objectives should be always be “SMART”: Specific Measurable Achievable •The objective is clear and it accuratly describes the desired situation •We should know if the objectives are achivied or not by answering very simple questions •It must be feasible with the parameters that wa have (time‚ resources‚ power...) Relevant •With the global strategy and with
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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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