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Target Stores reported June sales results that were a bit of a disappointment as overall sales fell .8% from a year ago, and the key indicator of same store sales were worse than analysts had estimated, falling 6.2%. Target is arguably the most important retailer that continues to report monthly sales totals, since Walmart discontinued its monthly ...

The Abercrombie & Fitch flagship store is seen July 9, 2009 in New York City. Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Escalating job worries and rainy weather dampened shoppers' appetite for buying summer staples like shorts and dresses, resulting in sharper-than-expected sales declines for many merchants in June and increasing concerns about the back-to-school shopping season.

Discount retailer Target says its same-store sales fell 6.2 percent in June as customers continued to shop sparingly and spend mainly on necessities such as healthcare products and food.

The U.S. Postal Service is considering recommendations made by patrons and employees about a new location for the Nora post office.

Shaun White 4 Target will be back in stores for Fall 2009, with a similar line of men's and boy's T-shirts, wovens, shorts and denim, according to an announcement made by Target today.

Target Corp. , incorporated in Minnesota in 1902, operates as two reportable segments: retail and credit card.

Mountain sports company Salomon selected Carmichael Lynch Spong, Minneapolis, to promote its line of trail running shoes and apparel.

The great Kindle sales guessing game continues. Cowen and Co. analyst Jim Friedland upgraded Amazon to outperform from neutral on Tuesday and his case depends heavily on future Kindle sales - along with the power of Amazon Prime subscriptions and new businesses like Amazon Web Services.

Come November, flowers will emerge from the debris and rubble in front of the new Target building at the Town Center Redevelopment project.

Wal-Mart came out in favor of an "employer mandate" approach to health insurance, in which employers are forced to purchase health care for their employees.

Are you in the market for an LCD TV? Surveys say: Yes, you are! A recent story in the LA Times advises that flat-panel TV shipments in the U.S. were brisk in the first three months of this year -- 17% higher than the same period last year.

Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is entering Arizona's office retail market and reaching out to small- and medium-sized businesses, according to The Arizona Republic .

There are plenty of places to buy pet food and dog toys, but it seems as if that PetSmart is banking that the majority of people will be shopping in its stores.

The discounter relaunched its store brand of basic household items like laundry detergent, cotton balls and baby food under the name "up & up." Private-label brands have been successful lately, since they are generally more profitable for retailers than name-brands and as a result cheaper for consumers.

Tuesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp: Target Field's trash-burning neighbor won't be taking in more garbage Hennepin County wanted to burn more trash next to the new Minnesota Twins stadium, but the Minneapolis planning commissioners turned down the plan, citing possible health effects.

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Target Corp.'s "up & up" represents what the discount retail chain calls its new own house brand, which the company is re-launching this year, rolling it slowing into stores since this past spring with a full program in all units by early fall.

Target Corp. has relaunched its store brand of basic household products, as the retailer adjusts to changing consumer habits in the recession.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 25 MN-Target-up&up-Brand Completely Updated Store-owned Product Line Features New Look, Expanded Selection of Over 800 Everyday Essentials MINNEAPOLIS /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Target announces the re-launch of Target brand - the company's core commodities owned brand - as up & up , delivering low prices and great quality with an ...