MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 26, 2000 increased 8.7 percent to $2.194 billion from $2.019 billion a year ago. Comparable-store sales increased 3.8 percent from the same period a year ago. "Sales for the corporation were essentially on plan in February," said Bob Ulrich, chairman and chief executive officer of Target Corporation.
Comparable
Sales Total Sales Stores
(millions) % Change % Change
Target $1,744 11.7 5.4
Mervyn's 245 0.7 1.0
Department Stores 184 (4.2) (5.1)
Other 21 (6.1) na
Total $2,194 8.7 3.8
Target Corporation today also issued its fourth-quarter and fiscal 1999 earnings results in a separate news release.
Target Corporation operates large-store general merchandise formats, including discount stores, moderate-priced promotional and traditional department stores. The company currently operates 1,238 stores in 44 states. This includes 907 Target stores, 267 Mervyn's stores and 64 Department Stores.
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