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• Target is the second largest discount retailer in the United States after Wal-Mart.

  On June 15, 2009, California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a lawsuit against Target for allegedly dumping hazardous waste. The suit, which Brown filed along with 21 local officials from around the state, claims that 200 Target stores have made a nearly decade-long practice of dumping hazardous canisters and spray cleaners in landfills.http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/business/2009/06/15/D98REUC82_us_target_dumping_lawsuit/index.html

• Fast Facts

  1. Stock symbol: TGT, (NYSE)
  2. Annual revenue (2007): $63.37 billionGoogle Finance: Company Profile
  3. Founder: Bob Dayton
  4. Year established: 1902
  5. Industry: Retail
  6. Phone: (800) 440-0680
  7. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  8. President/CEO: Gregg Steinhafel
  9. Chairman: Bob Ulrich
  10. Staff: 366,000Google Finance: Company Profile
  11. As of February 2008, Target had 1,591 retail storesGoogle Finance: Company Profile
  12. Donates 5% of income to charities
  13. Will exclusively release 2 new Prince albums as part of his 3-box set on March 29, 2009MSNBC: Prince to release new CD set through Target (March 2, 2009)

• Key Dates

  1. 1902: Dayton opens Goodfellows (later The Dayton Company) in Minneapolis
  2. 1962: First Target store opens
  3. 1967: Dayton Company goes public
  4. 1968: Signature bullseye logo created
  5. 1974: Standardized store layouts introduced
  6. 1978: Acquires Mervyn's
  7. 1987: Electronic scanned checkout added to all stores
  8. 1995: First SuperTarget opens
  9. 1999: Target.com launched

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