Target Corp (TGT)

I love Target! I think that their business practices are sound, they are forward thinking, and creative. They were the retailers who first started the recent trend of pairing with designers to produce fashionable yet affordable clothing. That's reall caught on! And they offer green alternative home products, which are very trendy right now, etc. They are also decent to their employees, unlike Walmart and more fun and relaxing to shop at (again, unlike Walmart, where it's a frenzied free for all headache experience). I think that all of that will help them grow really well in the long run. Thanks!

Another one of Mrs. Eldrehad's favorite stores. I think there will always be a certain segment of the population that wants something just slightly more 'upscale' than can often be found at Wal-mart. This, combined with a greater selection than can usually be found at warehouse stores like Costco, should lead toward profitable growth for some time to come.

Not only does TGT offer better quality products than does WMT, but it also has more of what I want. In the past 3 months, my wife and I have left WMT for TGT more times than I can remember.

I think of TGT in the same category as WMT and COST (even though I've never had the fortune of being in a COST), and TGT outshines that competition in a number of categories including gross & operating margins, lower forward P/E, and lower price/cash flow metrics (TGT=8.8x, WMT=9+x, COST=not even close).

All this on top of Bill Ackman being a much needed activist investor shaking things up with management should prove to be a good long position (not like CNBC long, which is about 72hrs. but more like Warren Buffett long = 5+ yrs.)

Continues to take share from WMT
Same store sales outpacing WMT nearly every month.
Credit business is strong and growing
Q4 will be strong

Target credit card charge-offs are increasing to frightening amounts, and will continue to do so. Retailers are in bad shape, and Target is leading the way.

I can't stand Walmart and will go to Target to fight the Ugly competitor any day...A low price isn't the only factor for savvy consumers..clever marketing, being a good steward to their employees etc make the world go around in my book.

Great company that seems to be moving towards higher quality with still low prices. There have been a few notes about them selling knock-off designer bags. On the plus side, after Wall-Mart announced $4 drugs, Target noted that it would do the same with their own drugs at $4!

Month after month Target blows Wal-Mart out of the water on key retail metrics like same store sales. They are growing their store count from 1450 to 2010 by 2010 and are increasing margins as they do it. They are known for being cheap but chique and have a reputation for clean, well maintained stores, friendly helpful personnel, and low cost. They will continue to steal market share from Wal-Mart

one of the strongest retail operations will bring in tons of customers during inflationary times. one consideration hurting them is increase of minimum wage in the US. near an all-time high, but nothing keeping it from outperforming the market long term

When I walk into a Target, I get to smell Starbucks. When I walk into a Wal-Mart, the whole damn store smells like corn dogs.

Target also relocated their main distribution center to Houston, simultaneously taking advantage of avoiding LA/LB clog and utilizing a relatively wide-open highway system.

Goodbye Walmart

Diversification has always been target's strength. The shopping experience that focuses on the guest. The New CEO, and target team have seem to have lost this vision. While the branding power of target remains the customer service isn't anywhere close to what is used to be. I down thumb Target on repeated short-term decisions which seem more aimed at meeting quarterly earnings rather than long term growth. Cutting employees, while execs fly around districts to do store "inspections", running with less than half the labor hours have tapered employee morale, hurt store appearance, and hurt the customer experience which is target's strength. I expect target to experience some pain, especially with a resurgent Wal-Mart and the ever growing online shopping.

Tough time for the country, we flee to buy our cheap stuff at WalMart and Target. Those of us that want slightly nicer products and a better experience go to Target when we can. Their image and brand are strong and expect to see earnings growth return and stock price to inch upward.

Target has been my discout store of choice since the mid 1990s. There is something distinctive about the target experience, that is absent from kmart or walmart. Even if Warren drops some shares, I'll happily scoop them up!

What's not to like ... have you been to a target lately!

I buy the stocks of the companies I use, whenever it seems prudent. At Target, I never walk out with just the small list of things I came to buy...it's always more. And it's always more because I always find things that are a bargain. Their product lines are several notches above either Wal-Mart or K-Mart, the stores are clean, well-lit, and generally well-organized (once you orient yourself), and I can get everything from underwear to iPods in one stop. I believe they've got room to grow, and will do well over the next few years.

Again, mommy instinct. I think Target, with their goal to be a higher end department store is generally shooting itself in the foot. Wally World is going to put a whomping on these guys. Walking don the aisles and getting the same product at 20% more is no longer worth the convenience. With the economy being what it is, Target is going to have to come more into lline with what a big box store truly is. Regardless of what they want to be, they are what they are. If they haven't realized that the economy will force them to think 'inside the box' that they really are in.

Maybe retail isn't dead....those people who defaulted on mortgates will now have more money to play with

Kinda like Wal-Mart, except you can walk around without tripping over stuff and you don't have to feel embarrassed if someone recognizes you.