Founded in the United States in 1962, it is a well-known high-end discount retail store in the United States, a fashion-forward retail service provider, and a large-scale retailer that integrates online shopping malls and offline department stores

Founded in 1962, Target Corporation is now the second-largest retailer in the U.S., with some of the most fashionable "premium" discount retail stores in the United States. Over the past 5 years, Target's total revenue has grown at a CAGR of 12.5. The corporate brand ranked 349th in the 2006 "Top 500 World Brands" compiled by the World Brand Lab. The company ranked 96th in the 2007 Fortune list of the world's 500 largest companies. Target "believers" can be found in all walks of life in the United States, from high-end consumers to ordinary people with exquisite taste and personality.

History of the company

In 1962, the first Target store was established in Minnesota. The store was the first in the United States to come up with the concept of discounts.

In the 70s, Target improved the efficiency of customer service by managing inventory goods through electronic cash registration of goods in the store, and at the same time, the company began to hold an annual shopping festival for the elderly and disabled.

In the 80's, Target grew in size and opened many more retail stores.

In the 90s, Target established the first Target Greatland store. In 1995, the store was converted into a bridal shop, and in the same year, Target opened its first Target supermarket and launched a credit card service.

In January 2000, Dayton Hudson Corporation (founded in 1962) changed its name to Target Corporation.