The Target that we chose to analyze our classification of products at was in Bloomington, IN at College Mall near Indiana University’s campus. Since this is one of the only malls near this campus, this is one of the only places for college students to shop. Also, there are many restaurants and other stores around that attract people to this area. From our experience of being students here, we know that we go to Target a lot to shop. Therefore, choosing to locate the store near a college campus and not a small town probably helps sales dramatically. College students are also at the age where they prefer to work out quite often, so Target is in the perfect place for customers that desire more active wear clothing. There are not many other …show more content…
We feel that it would have been easier to shop if all leggings styles were next to each other, all tank top styles were next to each other, all sports bras next to each other, and so on. We found the same exact pair of leggings on two different sides of the section. This could keep a customer from finding an appropriate size, which could result in Target losing a sale. Thus, although the active wear section itself was very easy to find, making shopability easy, the styles of clothing themselves were very spread out making shopability difficult. Therefore, we believe Target deserves a grade of a three for this topic, as it isn’t terrible but definitely could be improved.
Promotion/Marketing of Product
Rating: 5
We were very impressed by how well Target marketed the C9 Champion brand. There was signage all around the active wear section, including a large sign along the aisle with a logo by the mannequin, signage on top of clothing racks, on the sides of clothing racks, and extra detail on the hangtags. The signs portrayed the goal or mission behind the brand: Freedom, Premium, and Embrace. Hangtags specified which of these the style of legging was, also including more information about the product such as Duo Dry+, reflective lighting, zip pocket, soft comfortable fabric, ventilated zones for breathability, and more. As just described and as seen in the pictures below, each hangtag specifies the extra benefits or findings on each product. Some of the hangtags
Target Corporation is an evolving company. Target has great expectations for its future. For the year 2015, Target aims to expand its experience in order to effectively alter their customer’s expectations and shopping behavior. Target’s industry outlook starts with opening fifteen new stores for the year. The strategic store growth plans focus on localization and customer experience. Target will establish new store formats such as TargetExpress and CityTarget, while also offering new experiences, merchandising layouts and innovations in its general merchandising stores. (Target.com) The retailer’s TargetExpress is the smallest store format at approximately 20,000 square feet and aims to provide customers with effective quick trip shopping experience.
Target’s targeted customers are well known in the marketing world but also to the average person. The highest percentage of target shoppers are between the ages of 25-34 year olds and this makes sense in the way they market themselves. This age group is most likely to spend the most money amount of money in the store. The median age however is 40 years old implying that there is definitely a good mixture of different age groups that shop at target. Target has the highest ratio of female shoppers to male shoppers and this because they market to them more than anyone else. The percentage of Target female shoppers is at 60.1% and male shoppers are made up of only 39.9%. Working at Target for 3 years I understand the level of customer satisfaction
Target is one of the largest retailers in the United States. Target wants to be able to give guests better quality products for a cheaper price. They also want to be the one stop shop. Target relies on their team members to keep the guests happy so they always come back again and again. Target Corp. is the nation 's #2 discount chain (behindWal-Mart). The fashion-forward discounter operates about 1,765 Target and SuperTarget stores in 49 states, as well as an online business at Target.com. Target and its larger grocery-carrying incarnation, SuperTarget, have carved out a niche by
In today’s world, especially in Canada, consumers generally want to satisfy all of their needs in a way that saves them the most time and energy. In order to meet this need, Target offers their customers the chance to buy different products that they would normally have to go to two or three different stores
There is this particular Target store located at the city of Signal Hill that I really enjoy shopping all the time. I love the nice organization of the store, it has excellent lighting, useful new products to my everyday necessities, and I always find tempting good deals. Throughout the years I have notice some population changes and racial diversity among the residents that shop at target, which I think is very interesting. Around ten years ago, Target used to be different, there was not much variety in clothing, no groceries section, and Black Friday was not as popular as it is today. One interesting fact about Target now days, is that it is the third largest discount store in the world, based on sales. Back when I was younger, I clearly
Target sells a wide variety of general merchandise and food through the store and with the use modern technology. Target’s broad-spectrum
Target achieved its differentiation in the marketplace by positioning its products and store experience as higher quality than its main discount competitors Wal-Mart, with lower prices than department stores. Target’s main focus is QUALITY product and at a LOW PRICE. It all began with the idea of, “fashionable, smart design…delivered at a competitive discount prices.” Target strives to deliver to customers a unique shopping experience. Target grabs customer’s attention by their big red bulls eye and customers keep going to target. But at the same time Target need to make sure that their shelves are stocked, they gave good customer service,
Target Corporation is a retail chain specializing in household goods, clothing, food, and accessories at discounted prices. The retail chain’s history started back in 1902 as Goodfellows and in 1910 as The Dayton Company. Initially, the chain specialized in “furnishings, fabrics and decorations for business and other public institutions” (“Target Corporation,” 2016, p. 5). Eventually, Target went public in 1967 and on to acquire Mervyn’s in the 1970s where they became the seventh largest retailer in the United States. Target operates in the United States, where it is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and as of January 31, 2015 Target employs over 300,000 people. “The company recorded revenues of $72,618 million in the financial year ended January 2015, the operating profit of the company was $4,535 million, [and] the net profit was $2,449 million” (“Target
Target sells a wide variety of general merchandise and food through the store and with the use modern technology. Target’s
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Through all of my research and in person visits to Target, I have determined this store to be incredibly superior. Not everyone has to agree with me, but I truly believe there is something for everyone there. Some may wonder, “Keely, why on earth does anyone love a grocery store this much?” And to that I reply, Target is not a grocery store. It is a
“We fulfill the needs and fuel the potential of our guests…making Target your preferred shopping destination…by delivering outstanding value, continuous innovation, exceptional experiences…Expect More. Pay Less @ brand promise.” (CorporateTarget) In addition to fulfilling the needs of its guests and providing outstanding value of services, the company is also committed to proving services and relationship to its community, internal and external organization. Target’s objective focuses on its leaders, employees and to fulfill its consumer’s needs by offering excellent value of its brand. To gain competitive advantage and differential advantage, a Target’s corporate created a strategic unit marketing to provide multiple services to its consumers. Additionally, Target also offers its product brand to differentiate from its competitive market. Target retail store sells multiple products to provide its customer a single solution for its shopping destination. “Many organizations manage their differing…by providing customers a single-branded solution across multiple markets.” (Ferrell, Hartline, 2014) Target Corporation created a corporate strategy to have the opportunity and competitive advantage such as valuable products for fewer prices for a successful marketing
The women's apparel market is highly competitive. With the launch of a new active-wear line from Harrington Collection's, more and more competitors will start to realise the potential value in in producing an active-wear line of their own. The active-wear market is growing so rapidly (expected to double turnover from 2007 to 2009), that eventually all of Harrington's competitors would likely be expected to launch a line of their own, relying on existing brand loyalty and high-scale advertising campaigns to capture market share and move units.
One of the issues Target could face if it continues to only focus on private label store brands and do not promote national brands is losing a percentage of its customers. Although Target’s innovative amount of store brands on its aisles has proven successfully for the retailer and consumers have shown a positive reception to the products, there are still a number of customers who are accustomed to
In order to run and maintain an effective business, it’s critical to efficiently utilize internal assets to both maximize production and achieve customer satisfaction while working to limit potential weaknesses that could essentially impact the firm’s ability to profit. Due to the rapid growth of consumer acceptance, a key strength within Target has been the sale of more than 30 exclusive private-label brands such as the highly successful kids’ lines Cat & Jack and Pillowfort that work to challenge the value of traditional name brand products while providing the customer with additional shopping opportunities resulting in $26 billion in sales during 2017 (PYMNTS, 2018). Target has implemented an efficient store layout in order to maximize on