NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. posted modest sales increases for April, hurt in part by comparisons to a particularly robust month in March because of the early Easter holiday, Dow Jones news wire reports.
SANTA ANA, Calif. - The explosion of DVD in the consumer marketplace fueled a $1 billion increase in Wal-Mart's home video software business in 2001, according to Video Store Magazine's annual "Top 100" ranking and analysis of the home video retail industry.
CHICAGO - Target Corp. said on Monday it plans to spend $3.3 billion to $3.5 billion in 2002, mostly to expand its discount Target stores, Reuters reports.
MINNEAPOLIS - Philippe Starck has collaborated with Target Stores to present Starck Reality, a new collection of more than 50 everyday consumer products jazzed up with modern design.
TROY, Mich. - Kmart Corp. on Friday reported a $174 million net loss for February, the first full month since the discount retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Associated Press reports.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU company, today announced the renewal of its information-sharing contract with Target Corporation.