
Target Story
How the Iconic Big Box Store Hit the Bullseye and Created an Addictive Retail Experience
Bill Chastain(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 6. September 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4002-3274-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Target Story will help you understand and adopt the competitive strategies, workplace culture, and daily business practices that enabled the big box store to become the retail giant it is today.
In an industry that has seen constant disruption over the last two decades, Target has experienced tremendous growth. Establishing a strong eCommerce business and cultivating a sought-after in-store experience has kept this iconic brand at the top of the retail game. From same-day fulfillment to brand partnerships, Target has successfully fought the domination of online marketplaces by thinking outside the big box.
The growth, prosperity, and expansion strategies that can be gleaned from the history of the Target Corporation amounts to a masterclass in business. Yet, the Target story has never been adequately presented. Until now.
Through the story of Target, you'll learn:
How to remain nimble in times of tremendous change.
How to reinvent a six-decade-old iconic brand.
How to know when to build it yourself or bring in the experts.
When to change the entire way you do business.
Discover how this iconic store hit the bullseye and created an addictive retail experience, and how you can do the same for your business.
In an industry that has seen constant disruption over the last two decades, Target has experienced tremendous growth. Establishing a strong eCommerce business and cultivating a sought-after in-store experience has kept this iconic brand at the top of the retail game. From same-day fulfillment to brand partnerships, Target has successfully fought the domination of online marketplaces by thinking outside the big box.
The growth, prosperity, and expansion strategies that can be gleaned from the history of the Target Corporation amounts to a masterclass in business. Yet, the Target story has never been adequately presented. Until now.
Through the story of Target, you'll learn:
How to remain nimble in times of tremendous change.
How to reinvent a six-decade-old iconic brand.
How to know when to build it yourself or bring in the experts.
When to change the entire way you do business.
Discover how this iconic store hit the bullseye and created an addictive retail experience, and how you can do the same for your business.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Focus
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4002-3274-1 (9781400232741)
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Bill Chastain
The Target Story
How the Iconic Big Box Store Hit the Bullseye and Created an Addictive Retail Experience
E-Book
10/2020
HarperCollins
€8.99
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Bill Chastain is the author of many non-fiction titles and a senior writer with Kevin Anderson & Associates. His most recent books are Try Not to Suck: The Exceptional, Extraordinary Baseball Life of Joe Maddon and White Fang and the Golden Bear: A Father-and-Son Journey on the Golf Course and Beyond (foreword by Jack Nicklaus).