For 3 years, Lord & Taylor sits vacant Mar 17, 2008
There was talk of a Target discount store or even an upscale Nordstrom, which subsequently settled at Ross Park Mall. None of it has happened. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
* Gunman guns down five women during robbery in Illinois Feb 4, 2008
In a Target discount store across the parking lot from Lane Bryant, terrified customers were herded to the front as police with pistols drawn went up and down the aisles and into storerooms searching for the gunman. "I was so scared I couldn't think," said Selena Kujawa, who had just entered the store with her five-year-old son when it was locked down. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
5 dead in clothing store shooting in suburban Chicago Feb 3, 2008
In a Target discount store across the parking lot from Lane Bryant, terrified customers were herded to the front as police with pistols and rifles drawn went up and down the aisles and into storerooms searching for the gunman. "I was so scared I couldn't think,'' said Selena Kujawa, who had just entered the store with her 5-year-old son when it was locked down. After about an hour, customers were told to leave. "They told us to get in our cars and get out of here,'' Kujawa said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Target CEO Ulrich to Retire Jan 10, 2008
Ulrich started as a merchandising trainee in 1967 at Target's predecessor, the Dayton Corp., which had opened its first Target discount store five years earlier. Ulrich held the chairman and CEO posts for 14 years. (ABC News -- Wire)
Shoppers, start your spending Nov 23, 2007
Though Target discount store manager Tyler Meece opened at 6 a.m. instead of the wee hours, he said the store was anticipating strong sales. "We're definitely looking for an increase and probably doing an increase over last year's (holiday sales) as well," he said. (The Daily Reflector)
Settlement clears path for Target center Nov 9, 2007
A large Target discount store with a grocery section is expected to anchor the development. Labonage declined additional comment. (North County Times)
Indianapolis firm planning $50 million Pleasant Prairie retail center Jun 18, 2007
is planning to kick off the estimated $50 million development, to be called The Shoppes of Prairie Ridge, with a new 127,000-square-foot Target discount store that will replace a smaller Target store at 7450 Green Bay Road. This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Coles, Inviting Bids, Says Third-Quarter Sales Growth Slows to 0.6 Percent May 17, 2007
The Target discount stores increased sales 2. 3 percent to A$704 million on demand for women's clothing, including a new line of exclusive Stella McCartney fashions. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Coles May Sell Supermarkets, Target, Officeworks Separately to Boost Price Mar 26, 2007
The Target discount stores had earnings of A$188. 8 million, unchanged from the year earlier, as an accelerated program of new stores and refurbishments increased costs. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
