Bob Ulrich
Bob Ulrich
Robert J. Ulrichis the former chief executive officer and chairman of the Target Corporation, the second-largest retailer in the United States. Ulrich is credited with crafting Target's unique brand and marketing image and focus, which is widely considered to be a key contributor to the company's growth and success in the challenging retailing industry...
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We are pleased with our first-quarter results, particularly in view of the strength of last year's performance, ... We remain comfortable that we are well-positioned to meet near-term economic and competitive challenges, and deliver reasonable growth in earnings per share for the full year.
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Sales in August were essentially on plan at Target and the Department Stores, and below expectations at Mervyn's,
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Company same-store sales growth in the month of August was slightly above our planned range for the month.
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Sales in November were on plan at Target, slightly below expectations at Mervyn's, and below plan at the department stores. Sales for the Thanksgiving weekend tracked our November divisional results.
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Target's comparable store sales for the month of February were in line with our expectations.
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Sales for the corporation continued to be somewhat below plan in March. In light of our actual sales performance in February and March, and our outlook for April, we are unlikely to fully achieve our profit plan in the first quarter.
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This exceptional third-quarter momentum, combined with our outlook for more modest earnings growth in the fourth quarter, reinforces our confidence in our ability to deliver $1.50, or more, in diluted earnings per share in this year's second half,
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Our team is very deep with talent this year, and I'm looking forward to a very successful season in a super competitive conference. Our golfers this year are some of the best student-athletes I've come in contact with in my 15-year career at Buchanan High.
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We are pleased with our 2005 performance and optimistic that we will continue to deliver profitable market share gains throughout 2006.
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We are pleased with our performance during this year's holiday season and remain comfortable with our outlook for the year overall.