The target corporation is the second-follow-richest chain in the USA after whale Mart. Target is more successful than competitor Kmart, because it has a differentiated offer and a better image.

In the past target sold different chains of stores:

• Target net curtain (see below)
• Mervyn's
• Mars-resound Field
• Dayton's and Hudson's

The company has its company headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The enterprise was well-known until 2000 as "Dayton Hudson corporation". The chain, the target in Australia is called possesses Coles Myer.

History

1902 were opened by George Dayton the first department store in the business quarter of Minneapolis. At that time it was well-known as "Dayton Dry Goods company". Afterwards it was renamed 1910 in "Dayton company".

1962 opened the Dayton company for its first Discountladen. Until 1979 target Daytons is best business.

1969 closed the Dayton company with J.L. Hudson company together. 1978 bought the company Mervyn's and 1990 bought one Mars-resound themselves Field's.

Dayton Hudson corporation changed its names 2000. More than 75% of the firm conversion came from the target division. 2001 quit to target on that its Dayton's and Hudson's shops under the name Mars-resound Field's keep running should. Three marks were combined under a unit, the department store division.

To 10. March 2004 announced target that it had hired Goldman Sachs group over to analyze whether one Mars-resounds Field's and Mervyn's shops could sell. Later, on 9 June, target sold three months "Mars-resounds Fields" to the company "May department net curtain company", which has its seat in pc. Louis, Missouri. The sales became effective on 31 July 2004. On 21 July 2004 target at "Mervyn's" quit to a Investmentkonsortium around "Sun Capital of partner, Inc. ", "Cerberus Capital management, L.P. ", "Lubert eagles gape and of partner, L.P." to sell. The sales was terminated on 2 September.

Today the target department store division operates three formats: Target, target Greatland, supertarget.

Target net curtain

Target net curtain is a division the target corporation. The Discounterkette in the USA has 1,272 shops in 47 states. There is target in three sizes:

• Target (small)
• Target Greatland (means)
• Supertarget (large)

The first correct target opened 1962 in Roseville, Minnesota. To make torn off this market on 8 January 2005 around place for a supertarget.

Target net curtain tries to bring trend products and differentiated offer on the market. Target does not only describe itself as a "cheap department store" around a Discounter to be. Target does not play music in its department stores, the shops is usually more cleanly and better more organized than its rivals and calls its customers of "guests".

The "Zielscheibenlogo" (target: an English goal) is one the usually recognized Logos in the USA.

Many fans largest of Target's often call target "Tar zhay" (expressed in pseudoFrench accent. This is a reference to targets reliable middle class clientele.

There is also target in Australia as cheap department store under that same Logo. This target has 150 shops. The mark in Australia belongs to Coles Myer and is not not associated with the target corporation the USA. Target the USA does not have and it will never do, shops outside of the United States.

Target and the welfare army

Target has a standard rule for Nichtanwerbung to its department stores. But exceptions were made for the welfare army. The welfare army was allowed to station their red meal boilers at target department stores. This became for 2004, in which Christmas season agrees. Place to traditional boilers before target afterwards by the welfare army of no more or their net curtains.

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