Target, Inc.

ST. LOUIS - Wal-Mart, Target, and Meijer are among a growing list of retailers that will offer biodegradable dinnerware made from corn, potatoes, and limestone in time for the 2007 picnic season.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Americans' satisfaction with the goods and services they buy reached an all-time high in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to a report by the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Affluent consumers can afford to be more selective about shopping, but their habits reveal that the lure of a good deal can consistently influence their selectivity can still some interesting patterns, according to a study just released by the Nielsen Company here.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. here, in partnership with Supervalu, Inc., also based here, plans to open its first fresh foods distribution center, in Lake City, Fla., in late summer 2008. Target said the facility, which will be its first company-owned perishables distribution center, will enable the supercenter operator to ship frozen, refrigerated, and fresh produce items to stores in the Southeast.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. here, in partnership with Supervalu, Inc., also based here, plans to open its first fresh foods distribution center, in Lake City, Fla., in late summer 2008. Target said the facility, which will be its first company-owned perishables distribution center, will enable the supercenter operator to ship frozen, refrigerated, and fresh produce items to stores in the Southeast.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. here, in partnership with Supervalu, Inc., also based here, plans to open its first fresh foods distribution center, in Lake City, Fla., in late summer 2008. Target said the facility, which will be its first company-owned perishables distribution center, will enable the supercenter operator to ship frozen, refrigerated, and fresh produce items to stores in the Southeast.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. here, in partnership with Supervalu, Inc., also based here, plans to open its first fresh foods distribution center, in Lake City, Fla., in late summer 2008. Target said the facility, which will be its first company-owned perishables distribution center, will enable the supercenter operator to ship frozen, refrigerated, and fresh produce items to stores in the Southeast.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it is reorganizing its U. S. marketing and merchandising areas to align its merchants with key product areas. The move is in preparation for its next phase of a three-year plan to increase sales and profitability.