Overhead, holiday signs with minimalist, Target-like graphics of doves and presents blinked with LED lights like electronic snowflakes.
Remember to use coupons at big-box stores like Target and Wal-Mart too.
And Blair's idea of choice is still one handed down from on high by central government through bureaucratic target-driven initiatives like 'Choose and Book'.
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"There are at least two types of problematic local-lawsuit cultures, the ones where the lawsuits mostly target in-state defendants like doctors and local governments, and the ones where it's mostly out-of-state defendants, " says Olson.
It competes with companies like Mattel and Hasbro, and revenue at big-box retailers like Wal-Mart and Target can serve as a proxy for its health.
"They prefer to hit a structure, or a higher-ranking target like an ambassador, " Mr. Melman said.
The fact that it is moving into densely populated suburban areas near Los Angeles and Las Vegas also means it won't be competing directly against Wal-Mart and other big discounters like Target (nyse: TGT - news - people ) and Costco (nasdaq: COST - news - people ).
Sears competes with other low-cost retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, Costco and Gap.
Large stores like Wal-Mart and Target will give an indication of consumer appetite while stores like Home Depot and Loews will provide a proxy for activity levels in construction and manufacturing.
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Next up, CW head Dawn Ostroff , who explained that the network--like its netlet predecessors--will target 18-to-34 year-olds and only 18-to-34 year-olds.
Notable retailers that lagged expectations by a wide margin include Target and teen-focused retailers like Abercrombie, Aeropostale and Hot Topic.
After Ramsay had set the clubhouse target with a 67 -- like Daly, he bogeyed the 17th and 18th -- Maybin was still two behind when he turned in 34.
For ordinary Kenyans there is some concern that, should the military get embroiled deeper in Somalia's complicated war, it could make Kenya more of a target for groups like al-Shabab.
Discounters like Wal-Mart and Target were sapping it from the low end, and class acts like Nordstrom from the high.
Intensifying price pressure from super-discounters like Wal-Mart ( WMT), Target ( TGT) and Costco ( COST) threaten to make margins even slimmer.
Other big box retailers like Target and Wal-Mart have not been as hard hit.
The more discount retailers like Target, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ:COST) are performing better in this slow economic recovery.
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Obama has also continued to show a panache for picking the right pieces from lower-priced stores like Target and Ann Taylor.
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Amazon has been siphoning sales from multi-channel retailers like Target for years.
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Instead, Redbox has sent out hundreds of workers to stores like Target and Wal-Mart to buy DVDs at retail to stock their kiosks.
Notable, perhaps, among retailers: the absence of top-shelf names like Target (whose accounting Audit Integrity rates as "Aggressive"), Macy's ("Aggressive") or Wal-Mart ("Very Aggressive").
Mega-discount retailers like Target also gained 0.9%, while Costco rose 1.5%.
Those benefiting: stand-alone stores like Target and Kohl's.
Her immediate strategy: To expand it in the accounts they had, get it started in major retailers like Target and Wal-Mart, consider new distribution points (airlines, convenience stores and amusement parks) and help consumers find it.
Clearly online retailing requires a lot less retail property space compared to traditional brick-and-mortar format employed by big retail chains like Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target and Costco.
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This should also benefit other retailers that compete with Wal-Mart like Costco, Target and Sears.
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They're already moving beyond early target cities like Beijing and Shanghai into second-tier cities.
Mattel competes with Hasbro and Jakks Pacific to sell their toys into retailers like Wal-Mart and Target.
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The company is a major supplier to retailers like Wal-Mart and Target.
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The pair landed the product in giant retailers like Wal-Mart and Target and nearly 10, 000 stores across the country.
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