"Back-to-school was disappointing to say the least, and now the September figures show the darlings like Target and Kohl's are down.
But it is the discounters like Target and Wal-Mart who will be the biggest winners, says Eli Portnoy, chief brand strategist at The Portnoy Group, a marketing consulting firm.
The Gap is like Target; I'll never just run in, grab the one thing I need, and get out.
They stand in the impossibly busy roads, for all the world like targets, sometimes standing in the lanes, not even the white-line middle of the road.
That's the mentality entities like Target are working with.
This spring near the ballpark, a mall called the Gateway Center opened, bringing stores like Target to the area.
Lately, company executives say, many smaller gift stores have suffered at the hands of giants like Target and Wal-Mart.
Countless young designers are now entering alliances, which would have been considered unholy a mere five years ago, moonlighting for mass retailers like Target, the Gap, and Payless ShoeSource.
Get to know some of the more indirect plasmids like Target Dummy and Enrage.
And in the retail industry, companies like Target and Walmart have embraced DevOps and new methods of software development to expand their digital footprint.
Cake stands are lovely to look at and you can usually find them on the cheap at places like Target or HomeGoods.
