Case analysis Target Corporation Professor Contents Introduction Vision Statement Mission Statement Strategy Analysis State 1: The Input Stage External Factor Evaluation o Opportunities o Threats Competitive Profile Matrix Internal Factor Evaluation o Strengths o Weaknesses Summary of Financial Ratios in Target Corporation Stage 2: The Matching Stage 1) The Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats
Words: 5912 - Pages: 24
TARGET CORPORATION Company History 1900s-1950s * Founder George Dayton opens his first store, named Goodfellows, in downtown Minneapolis, Minn., in 1902. * In 1946, The Dayton Company begins the tradition that keeps us strong today: 5 percent of profits go back to the communities we serve. * In 1956, The Dayton Company opens Southdale, the world’s first fully enclosed two-level shopping center. 1960s * In 1962, the Dayton Company enters discount merchandising with the opening
Words: 988 - Pages: 4
TARGET: A GREAT COMPANY Executive Summary In choosing a Fortune 500 company to write about I chose Target. The reason I chose this company is because my aunt works there. Every Christmas I get either something that I have to return or I get a gift card to shop there. So when I do use my gift card I go to their website because I have to drive an hour or so to the closest Target. The report shows that Target is reaching out to the community by funding children’s education in the United States
Words: 965 - Pages: 4
Macro Environment: Target Corporation Economic: Target’s position in the Discount Department Store Industry has been to offer inexpensive and fashionable clothing, home furnishings and decorations. Their motto has been Expect More Pay Less. They have been very successful with this strategy until the downturn of the economy when sales began to seriously decline. Target’s latest strategy has been to open SuperTargets and remodeled many of their existing stores that have a larger focus on food
Words: 627 - Pages: 3
Overview In the first part of our analysis, we give a brief introduction about Target Corporation and its main competitors, Costco and Wal-Mart, so that we can set some decision rules to allocate the resources. Target Corporation Brand Strategy Target Corporation has a very strong brand, and their logo is recognized by more than 97% of the United States population. One of Target’s strength is that the corporation has more than 1,750 stores in the United States, and it has store in almost all
Words: 4236 - Pages: 17
Target Corporation Description of the company: Target Corporation operates general merchandise stores in the United States. As of January 28, 2012, the company had 1,763 stores in 49 states and the District of Columbia. The company’s segments include U.S. Retail, U.S. Credit Card, and Canadian. The U.S. Retail segment includes the company’s merchandising operations, including its integrated online business. The company offers both everyday essentials and fashionable, differentiated merchandise
Words: 1088 - Pages: 5
Competition Cost/Quality Target achieved its differentiation in the marketplace by positioning its products and store experience as higher quality than its main discount competitors Wal-Mart, with lower prices than department stores. Target’s main focus is QUALITY product and at a LOW PRICE. It all began with the idea of, “fashionable, smart design…delivered at a competitive discount prices.” Target strives to deliver to customers a unique shopping experience. Target grabs customer’s attention
Words: 3322 - Pages: 14
Case 19 Target Corporation 1. Why does Target use different hurdle rates for the store and the credit cards (9% and 4%)? -----This is because they want to get or make as much revenue as they could. You find that with low credit card rate they actually get a lot of customers who sign for the credit card since the interest rates are considerably low. What process would you use to estimate these discount rates to see if they are reasonable? - I would choose the IRR, NPV and the discount
Words: 757 - Pages: 4
Accounting 150 Fundamentals of Accounting Corporation Study Project (75 points possible) DATES: February 20 – Section I draft due March 27 – Section II draft due April 15 – Section III draft due May 4 – Complete paper is due Objective of the Project Study a company whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDAQ). Use the company’s public documents and financial statements to learn business information, financial information and investor
Words: 939 - Pages: 4
and staying focus, the company is never bound to fail. The two selected companies for this analysis are; Target Company and Wal-Mart Company. These are the leading global retail stores that are known for their irresistible retail force in the business industry. Wal-Mart Company is known to serve more than 200 million times each week all the esteemed clients of the corporation. The organization endeavors to order the operations of the company to be in line with the legal requirements of the
Words: 1780 - Pages: 8
