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Is Target 'Amazon-Proof'?
Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 1:41pm | 423Read More...Is Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) immune from Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s threat? According to analysts at MKM Partners the answer is yes. MKM Partners' Patrick McKeever upgrades Target's stock rating from Neutral to Buy with a price target boosted from $58 to $69 following Target's "...
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Will Alibaba And Home Depot Bring Good News To Retail Earnings Season?
Sunday, August 13, 2017 - 5:28pm | 745Read More...More of the big retailers are on deck to report their most recent quarterly results this week. Wall Street is braced for mixed results from the troubled sector again this week. Yet two leading specialty retailers could buck the trend of low expectations. The big-box stores and the major...
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Mass Customization Is The Future Of Retail
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 4:13pm | 800Read More...The disruption of retail is in a revolutionary stage, with traditional retail's presence and influence dwindling by the day. The downfall of department stores does not present the end of retail, but nonetheless, the retail environment is undergoing dramatic consolidation and a shift in consumer...
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Retail's Last Hope: Store Credit Card Profits?
Saturday, May 20, 2017 - 9:20am | 846Read More...The financial struggles of American retailers were underscored by quarterly earnings reports from companies in the space. The Trends In Retail Stocks Shares of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) were hammered on May 12, falling about 14 percent after JC Penney's reported a revenue miss. Ahead...
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Retail Analyst Says Target Isn't Out Of The Woods Just Yet
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 5:45pm | 510Read More...Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT)'s better-than-expected earnings report was more than good enough to boost the stock higher on Wednesday but fell short of winning over some Wall Street analysts. Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment Wednesday morning, UBS's retail...
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Target Is Better Than Macy's, Says Jim Cramer
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 11:33am | 476Read More...Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT)'s better-than-expected earnings report helped boost the stock by more than 8 percent. Although the stock has given back some of the gains, it's still notably higher at a time when the Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by more than 200 points. CNBC's...
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Target Smashes Q1 Estimates, Shares Rip Higher
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 7:53am | 462Read More...Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT)'s first-quarter earnings report came in higher than expected, which prompted an 8 percent surge in the stock Wednesday morning. Target, the second-largest discount retailer in the U.S., earned $1.21 per share in the first quarter on revenue of $16.02 billion;...
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Retail Earnings Expectations: Home Depot And Target
Sunday, May 14, 2017 - 12:45pm | 661Read More...Reports from two big-box retailers will be among earnings highlights this week. Wall Street analysts expect very different results each of them. Just one of them exceeded earnings expectations in the previous two periods. The parade of big retailers sharing their latest quarterly results has...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears For The Week: Starbucks, Tesla, United And More
Monday, April 17, 2017 - 9:58am | 744Read More...Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. That includes two iconic brands that have been facing PR nightmares. Two picks on the fence and some that are riding high were also examined. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) and United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE: UAL...
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These 3 Companies Captured 84% Of American Business Last Year
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 1:58pm | 429Read More...A recent report from the NPD Group shows three businesses captured at least 84 percent of American’s business in 2016. The 3 Leaders Of all the companies including in the report, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) captured the highest percentage of American business, with 95 percent of Americans...
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Jim Cramer: Target's Executives Are Likely Wondering What The Heck Is Going On
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 3:00pm | 476Read More...Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT)'s stock plummeted around 15 percent early Tuesday morning but have since rebounded a few percentage points. The heavy selling activity following the retailer's troubling fourth-quarter earnings report and poor outlook which has come to a shock to many investors...
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Target's Ugly Q4 Has Stock At Lowest Level Since August 2014
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 9:00am | 319Read More...Shares of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) traded lower by around 15 percent ahead of Tuesday's open after the retailing giant reported its fourth quarter results. Analysts were expecting Target to earn $1.51 per share in the quarter on revenue of $20.70 billion; The company reported an earnings...
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Big-Box Earnings Expectations For Best Buy, Target
Sunday, February 26, 2017 - 5:52pm | 580Read More...Earnings reports from two big-box store chains will be among highlights this week. Wall Street analysts expect earnings growth from only one of them. However, both have topped consensus earnings forecasts in recent quarters. Retail earnings season rolls on this week, and among the...
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Target Another Retail Victim This Holiday Season
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 9:54am | 366Read More...Shares of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) fell more than 4 percent Wednesday after the department store's November and December sales guidance disappointed the Street. Target said its comparable sales during the Holiday season fell 1.3 percent and total sales fell 4.9 percent, although this...
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Recode: Amazon Poached Target Exec Who Was Tasked With Beating Amazon
Friday, January 13, 2017 - 12:34pm | 274Read More...According to Recode, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) just poached a notable executive from Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) who was ironically tasked with exploring growth initiatives to counter ecommerce giants such as Amazon. A source told Recode that Amazon hired Jamil Ghani, who served as...















