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Retailer Profile. Clayton Gillespie Kristin Murray Taylor Studzinski. Overview.
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RetailerProfile Clayton Gillespie Kristin Murray Taylor Studzinski
Overview • COMPANY PROFILETarget is an upscale discounter that provides high-quality, on-trend merchandise at attractive prices in clean, spacious and guest-friendly stores. In addition, Target operates an online business, Target.com. • Designers: Michael Graves, Amy Coe, Sonia Kashuk, Liz Lange and Isaac Mizrahi, Thomas O’Brien
Growth • Mission • 2010 stores by 2010 • Locations • 1443 Stores in 47 States (including 162 SuperTarget locations) • By 2008 they will be 49 states with the addition of Hawaii and Alaska • http://sites.target.com/site/en/spot/page.jsp?title=store_locator&ref=nav2_storelocator • 25 Regional Distribution Centers • 4 Import Warehouses
History • 1881 Marshall Field & Co. is founded. • 1902 George D. Dayton opens Goodfellows in downtown Minneapolis • 1903 Daytona Dry Goods Store is founded; in 1911, it becomes The Dayton Company. • 1946 Daytona Company Bylaws establish practice of giving 5% of pre-tax profits back to community. • 1962 Daytona Company opens first Target Store. • 1968 The bull's-eye logo is redesigned to its current appearance. • 1969 Merger creates birth of Daytona Hudson Corporation. • 1974 Plan-o-grams developed. • 1978 Daytona Hudson Corporation Acquires Mervyn’s becomes the 7th largest U.S. retailer. • 1987 Target introduces electronic scanning checkout while processing expedites distribution center delivery process. • 1990 Daytona Hudson Corporation acquires Marshall Field’s. • 1995 Target Introduces Store Credit Card and the first SuperTarget store opens. • 1999 Target.com is launched as well as introducing its first designer line of products by Michael Graves. • 2000 Daytona Hudson Corporation renamed Target Corporation. • 2004 Marshall Field’s and Mervyn’s are sold. • 2005 Target Corporation ranks among the top 20 corporate contributors in the nation.
BEST COMPANY EVER Guests vs. Customers Team Members vs. Employees Expect More. Pay Less. Philosophy
Giving Back • Community • 2 million a week to education, the arts, and social services. • Environment • Recycled carts • Donation of overstock goods • Diversity
SWOT Analysis Strengths: • Good location – connected to Heritage Mall; Albany’s prime shopping center • Strong Brand Image • Large Parking Lot Weaknesses: • Only local customers – can’t been seen from travelers on I-5 • Far for OSU students to travel for basic necessities
SWOT Analysis Opportunities: • Mall shoppers bring more business to Target • Surrounding retail businesses Threats: • Fred Meyer, Old Navy, Sears, G.I. Joes • Competition in surrounding communities
Sources • http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001085 • http://investors.target.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=65828&p=irol-homeProfile