UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

February 27, 2007

 

Target Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

 

1-6049

 

41-0215170

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

1000 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

55403

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (612) 304-6073

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 27, 2007, Target Corporation issued a News Release containing its financial results for the fourteen weeks ended February 3, 2007.  The News Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the cautionary statements in Exhibit (99)C to Target Corporation’s 2005 Form 10-K.

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events

 

On February 27, 2007, Target Corporation issued a News Release containing its financial results for the fourteen weeks ended February 3, 2007.  The News Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the cautionary statements in Exhibit (99)C to Target Corporation’s 2005 Form 10-K.

 

Beginning with Target's February 2007 monthly sales report, Target will include sales from Target.com in comparable store sales results, because we believe this combined measure represents a more useful disclosure in light of our fully-integrated, multi-channel approach to our business.  This prospective change in comparable sales reporting will have no impact on total sales or any element of profitability.  To provide some analytical perspective, if Target.com sales had been included in comparable store sales during the past two years, monthly comparable store sales growth would have consistently benefited by approximately 30 to 50 basis points.  In addition, though the comparable sales guidance provided at the beginning of February did not include Target.com, our sales guidance going forward will reflect our outlook for this sales measure on a unified basis.

 



 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

(99).

Target Corporation’s News Release dated February 27, 2007 containing its financial results for the fourteen weeks ended February 3, 2007.

 

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

TARGET CORPORATION

 

 

Date:  February 27, 2007

/s/ Douglas A. Scovanner

 

 

Douglas A. Scovanner

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

Method
of Filing

 

 

 

 

 

(99).

 

Target Corporation’s News Release dated February 27, 2007 containing its financial results for the fourteen weeks ended February 3, 2007.

 

Filed Electronically