MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today reported that its net retail sales from continuing operations (principally Target Stores) for the four weeks ended August 27, 2005 increased 12.2 percent to $3.862 billion from $3.442 billion for the four-week period ended August 28, 2004. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 6.3 percent from fiscal August 2004.

The sales plan for the month was a comparable-store increase in the range of 4 to 6 percent.

"Our same-store sales growth in the month of August was slightly above our planned range for the month," said Bob Ulrich, chairman and chief executive officer of Target Corporation.

                             Sales     Total Sales  Comparable Stores % Change
     Continuing Operations  (millions)  % Change     This Year     Last Year

     August                  $3,862        12.2          6.3          1.8

     Year-to-Date           $26,701        13.0          6.5          5.0

Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the cautionary statements in Exhibit (99)C to the company's First Quarter 2005 Form 10-Q.

Target Corporation operates Target Stores, a chain of large, general merchandise discount stores consisting of 1,351 locations in 47 states, as well as an on-line business called Target.com.

Comments regarding the company's sales results are available in a pre- recorded telephone message that may be accessed by calling 612-761-6500. Target Corporation news releases are available at http://www.target.com or http://www.prnewswire.com .

SOURCE Target Corporation
09/01/2005

CONTACT: Susan Kahn (investor), 1-612-761-6735, or Cathy Wright (financial media), 1-847-615-1538, both of Target Corporation

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