Target Corporation net retail sales for the four weeks ended September 1, 2007 increased 11.6% to $4,707 million from $4,218 million for the four-week period ended August 26, 2006. On this same basis, comparable-store sales increased 6.1%.
“Our comparable store sales growth in August was near the upper end of our planned range,” said Bob Ulrich, chairman and chief executive officer of Target Corporation.
Sales Total Sales Comparable Stores % Change
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(millions) % Change This Year Last Year
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August $4,707 11.6 6.1 2.8
Year-to-date $32,497 9.5 4.8 4.6
