I remember only a few years ago the millions of memes about Target and how people would go there to buy a loaf of bread only to return home with a bunch of clothes and appliances. But in more recent years, I have seen lots of posts about empty shelves, strategic mistakes, or poor results.
On the ecommerce side, I must admit I am not impressed with the company, and believe they made a lot of mistakes over the years that cost them significant market share in ecommerce. Following the release of the Q3 earnings report, I’d like to go over the results, what I think went wrong on the online side, and what I think Target could have done better.
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