MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2013--
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) today reported that its net retail sales1
for the five weeks ended February 2, 2013 were $5,973 million, an
increase of 29.6 percent from $4,608 million for the four weeks ended
January 28, 2012. January comparable-store sales2, which
compare the four weeks ending January 26, 2013 against the four weeks
ending January 28, 2012, increased 3.1 percent.
“January comparable-store sales were in line with our expectations as
guests responded to clearance prices on holiday inventory," said Gregg
Steinhafel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Target
Corporation. "Our guests continue to shop with discipline in the face of
a slow economic recovery and new pressures, including recent payroll tax
increases. As a result, we remain focused on providing unbeatable value
combined with a superior guest experience in both our stores and digital
channels.”
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Sales
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Total Sales
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Comparable Stores % Change
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(millions)1
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% Change1
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This Year2
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Last Year
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January
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$5,973
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29.6
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3.1
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4.3
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Quarter-to-date
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$22,370
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6.8
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0.4
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2.2
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Year-to-date
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$71,960
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5.1
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2.7
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3.0
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Miscellaneous
For the 2012 fiscal year, Target’s sales
disclosure practice included a sales recording on the day of its monthly
sales release. Consistent with this practice, a new message was recorded
earlier today. This recording may be accessed by calling 866-526-7639.
Text versions of our recordings are available on our Investor Relations
website, www.target.com/investors,
by clicking on “Monthly Sales Summaries.” As previously announced, this
will be our last monthly sales release.
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT)
serves guests at 1,778 stores across the United States and at
Target.com. The company plans to open its first stores in Canada in
2013. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit through
community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $4
million a week. For more information about Target’s commitment to
corporate responsibility, visit Target.com/hereforgood.
For more information, visit Target.com/Pressroom.
1Because we are reporting an extra accounting week in fiscal
2012, January, Quarter-to-date and Year-to-date 2012 sales reflect 5-,
14- and 53-week periods, respectively, compared with 4-, 13- and 52-week
periods in 2011.
2Consistent with our practice of measuring comparable-store
sales over periods of equal length, the extra accounting week in fiscal
2012 has been excluded from the comparable-store sales calculation.
Source: Target Corporation
Target Corporation
John Hulbert, Investors, 612-761-6627
or
Stacey
Wempen, Financial Media, 612-761-6785
or
Target Media Hotline,
612-696-3400
