TARGET
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this industry analysis paper is to analyze the Target Corporation in the retail industry. The Target Corporation operates under several industry identification codes including SIC 5331 (variety stores), 5311 (department store), 5651 (family clothing store), 5411 (grocery store), 5399 (miscellaneous general merchandise stores) (Company Profile. Target Corp), and several others, However, the researcher will focus only on the industry codes listed. Department stores originally began as stores that offered an assortment of general merchandise back in the 1920s. Everyone went to these stores for exceptional customer service, large assortments, and glamour and bright lights. Department stores offered a wide array of merchandise such as name brand clothing, major appliances, perfumes, cosmetics, toys, fine linens, sporting goods, furniture, and much more. (Asaeda, 2005e, par.4) The department store era began to shift in the 1960's and department stores......
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