News release

About. Starbucks Reserve®. (2024). https://www.starbucksreserve.com/about

Our latest stores and enhanced services offer *even more* to Love. Target Corp. (2024, January 25). https://corporate.target.com/news-features/article/2024/01/new-stores

Target Corp. About target corporation. Target. (2024). https://corporate.target.com/about

Infographic

Target Corp. About target corporation. Target. (2024). https://corporate.target.com/about

Corporate media analysis report

Benzinga. (2024, March 1). Target’s Q4 sales to remain challenged, says analyst. Business Insider. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/target-s-q4-sales-to-remain-challenged-says-analyst-1033124898

Benzinga. (2024, March 6). These analysts boost their forecasts on target after upbeat Q4 earnings. Business Insider. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/these-analysts-boost-their-forecasts-on-target-after-upbeat-q4-earnings-1033137022

Clark, E. (2024, March 5). Target looks to add $50 billion in sales over the next decade. WWD. https://wwd.com/business-news/financial/target-q4-2023-earnings-beat-estimates-1236241405/

Miller, H. (2024, March 5). Target stock spikes to 11-month high on earnings beat. Investor’s Business Daily. https://www.investors.com/news/target-stock-spikes-to-11-month-high-on-earnings-beat/

Nassauer, S. (2024, March 5). Target aims for turnaround after first sales decline since 2016. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/target-tgt-q4-earnings-report-2023-49933894

Nassauer, S. (2024, March 5). How target circle 360 compares with Amazon prime and … The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/target-launches-paid-circle-membership-see-how-it-compares-with-amazon-prime-97f7fd3e

Nolen, J. L. (2024, March 23). Target corporation. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Target-Corporation

Petrack, S. (2024, February 12). Walmart, Target, Costco & Superstore Space 2023 recap – placer.ai blog. Placer.ai Blog. https://www.placer.ai/blog/walmart-target-costco-superstore-space-2023-recap

Repko, M. (2024, March 5). Target shares pop more than 12% as retailer boosts profits, despite lackluster sales forecast. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/05/target-tgt-earnings-q4-2023.html

Rivas, T. (2024, February 1). Target stock can rally 25%, Goldman Sachs says. Barron’s. https://www.barrons.com/articles/target-stock-buy-goldman-sachs-e015cee5

Rohr, N. (2024, March 11). After earnings, is target stock a buy, a sell, or fairly valued?. Morningstar, Inc. https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/after-earnings-is-target-stock-buy-sell-or-fairly-valued-2

Rozario, K. (2024, March 5). Target’s sales dropped by 1.7% in 2023, but profits soared. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinrozario/2024/03/05/targets-sales-down-by-17-but-profits-jump-in-2023/?sh=67489d7e1bcc

Target Corp. (2022). Q4 EX-99. Target. https://targetcorpwebsiteprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/files/targetcorp/documents/2023/pdf/financial%20release/target-corporation-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-earnings.pdf

Target Corp. (2023). Q3 EX-99. Target. https://corporate.target.com/getmedia/9166532a-0b63-4101-944f-8fd95d1425be/Target-Corporation-Reports-Third-Quarter-Earnings.pdf

Target Corp. (2023). Q4 EX-99. Target. https://corporate.target.com/getmedia/cb0ae566-dc3c-4cc4-a89b-64c898b7ce67/Target-Corporation-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2023-Earnings.pdf

Target Corp. Target’s purpose and history. Target. (2024). https://corporate.target.com/about/purpose-history

Volkman, E. (2024, March 12). Target stock has 23% upside, according to 1 wall street analyst. Yahoo! Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/target-stock-23-upside-according-154900729.html

Yahoo! (2024, March 25). Target corporation (TGT) stock price, news, quote & history. Yahoo! Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TGT

SWOT analysis

Jones, C. (2021, October 26). Warnings (& lessons) of the 2013 Target Data Breach. Red River | Technology Decisions Aren’t Black and White. Think Red. https://redriver.com/security/target-data-breach

McCoy, K. (2017, May 23). Target to pay $18.5M for 2013 data breach that affected 41 million consumers. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/05/23/target-pay-185m-2013-data-breach-affected-consumers/102063932/

Repko, M. (2023, February 22). Target bets on e-commerce by investing $100 million in hubs to speed up delivery. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/22/target-bets-on-e-commerce-invests-in-delivery-hubs.html

Target Corp. About target corporation. Target. (2024). https://corporate.target.com/about

Creative brief

Columbus, oh household income, population & demographics | point2. Point2. (2024). https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/OH/Columbus-Demographics.html

Backman, M. (2023, February 13). Here’s what the typical Target Shopper looks like. how do you compare? The Motley Fool. https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/personal-finance/articles/heres-what-the-typical-target-shopper-looks-like-how-do-you-compare/

Kunst, A. (2024, February 13). People who shopped at Target in the U.S. 2023, by age. Statista. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/231373/people-who-shopped-at-target-within-the-last-30-days-usa