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    Target Retail Corporation (Group Name) Webster University Mr. Richardson ITM 6000 Executive Summary The Target Retail Store goal is to make life better for their customers. Target wants to improve the “guest” retail experience. Their intent is to improve customer shopping, and make it more convenient. Target Corporation emphasizes critical thinking and exploration to improve customer experience; and creating a shopping environment to meet the needs o customers. Target wants

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    TARGET Target Corporation (NYSE TGT) is a upscale discount store that offers high quality, fashionable products at attractive prices in the store with clean, spacious and guest friendly environment. Target has 1,801 stores throughout United States, 133 stores in Canada with 37 distribution centers in the United States and 3 distribution centers in Canada. Target is a huge corporation with 366,000 team members worldwide. Target Corporation is the fourth largest retailer in the United States, operating

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    Target: A Very Successful Company All around the world, people are shopping at Target. They stop there for a quick trip, but come out with way more they needed and a higher receipt than what they planned for. This Fortune 500 Company has a very interesting history. They have made a huge impact on society with all their volunteering and programs. This company is ahead of the game and more superior to their discount store competitors. People love their experience at Target and will continue to shop

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    Target Corporation is a well-known American discount retailing company, founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the U.S. (Walmart being the largest) (Target, 2014). Target’s analysis will provide an insight into the corporation and its working. It look at and evaluate it in terms of terms of its effectiveness in each of these areas, such as: the structure, goals, agendas, boundaries, control, culture, politics, and decision-making

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    Target Corporation did not started out as Target but Dayton Department Store. The founder of Dayton Department store is George D. Dayton. Mr. Dayton, was banker and realtor from New York. In 1902 Mr. Dayton decided to move to Minneapolis and open up his department stores. In 1960 the Dayton family had a new vision and decided change from a department store to a “discount retailing.” In 1962, President/CEO Doug Dayton, open the first four Targets in Roseville, Saint Louis Park, Crystal and Duluth

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    In 1881, George Dayton, a New York native who spent years working in banks and real estate decided to explore the sales market. Mr. Dayton purchased land in Minneapolis, on Nicollet Avenue and formed the Dayton Dry Goods Company, now known as Target Corporation. After a decade of growth, Dayton Dry Goods Company was renamed to The Dayton Company to mirror the stores sale of goods and services. After years of only being located in downtown Minneapolis, The Dayton Company made a major move in 1956

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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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    Introduction There are a gazillion companies out there, but some stand out. Whether it is because of their popularity, affiliations, history, profile or service, one factor simply makes or breaks a company; it’s strategy management process. The author of this paper’s intention is to present and examine a multi-national corporation. Dissect the how’s and what’s about it, and simply discuss its processes. The author will be giving a brief background on the company to easily elaborate how it is that

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    Target Corporation Michael Holt Dontae Threatt Target Corporation was founded in 1902 in Minneapolis as the Dayton Dry Goods Company, though the first Target store was opened in 1962 in nearby Roseville, Minnesota. Not until 1995, was the first Super Target was built. In 1999 Target launched their website Target.com. Target grew and eventually became the largest division of Dayton Hudson Corporation, culminating in the company being renamed as Target Corporation in August 2000. The Corporation

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    Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He quickly bought out his partners and became the founder of Dayton Dry Goods Company. In 1968, Dayton acquired the JL Hudson department store thereby changing his founding name to Dayton Hudson Corporation. The Dayton’s are credited with the operation of a variety of retail stores including; Marshall Fields, Mervyn’s and of course Target. The new millennium proved Target to be the leading runner in sales for the Dayton Corporation, accounting for roughly 80% of

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