| Abstract: | Datamonitor's Target Corporation - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Target Corporation - SWOT Analysis examines the company's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.
Target Corporation (Target) is a retailer which operates large format general merchandise and food discount stores. Target primarily operates in the US. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and employs 351,000 people; this figure includes full-time, part-time and seasonal employees. The company recorded revenues of $64,948 million during the financial year (FY) ended January 2009*, an increase of 2.5% over 2008. The operating profit of the company was $4,402 million during FY2009, a decrease of 16.5% over 2008. The net profit was $2,214 million in FY2009, a decrease of 22.3% over 2008. The decline in profits reflects the impact of adverse economic conditions on its business segments in FY2009. *The company's financial year ends on the Saturday nearest January 31. FY2009 ended on January 31, 2009 and FY2008 ended on February 2, 2008.
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- Provides all the crucial information on Target Corporation required for business and competitor intelligence needs
- Contains a study of the major internal and external factors affecting Target Corporation in the form of a SWOT analysis as well as a breakdown and examination of leading product revenue streams of Target Corporation
-Data is supplemented with details on Target Corporation history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available statement from Target Corporation
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| Brief Excerpt: | ...Target Cor poration (T arget) oper ates large f ormat gener al merchandise and f ood discount stores in the US , which include Target and SuperT arget stores .The compan y off ers both e veryday essentials and f ashionable merchandise . As of F ebruary 3, 2007, the compan y o wned 1,260 stores , leased 71 stores, and oper ated 157 combined stores .The compan y is headquar tered in Minneapolis , Minnesota and emplo ys about 352,000 people .The compan y recorded re venues of $59,490 million dur ing the fiscal y ear ended J anuary 2007, an increase of 13.1% o ver 2006. The oper ating profit of the compan y w as $5,069 million dur ing fiscal year 2007, an increase of 17.3% o ver 2006. The net profit w as $2,787 million in fiscal y ear 2007, an increase of 15.7% o ver 2006. ...
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