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After a decade at the helm of Target's marketing, Michael Francis is leaving the company to join J.C. Penney. Francis will join J.C. Penney as president, effective immediately.

Photos of first lady Michelle Obama strolling away from the checkout counter at a Target store in Alexandria, Va. circled the globe Sept 30. The images were unusual and striking, depicting the elegant first lady in an unglamorous disguise shopping at a discount store familiar to millions of Americans.

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Through a fellowship program, an MBA student developed a plan for Target to earn Energy Star ratings for 75 percent of its U.S. buildings by 2015.

When Target made headlines with the launch of its limited partnership with designer Missoni, it probably didn’t expect demand for the fashion line to crash its website. While we usually hear about retail website crashes on or near Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Target’s recent site outage is remarkable for its atypical timing, severity and length.

Microsoft search engine Bing announced that it’s dipping its toe into the daily-deals space as well — as an aggregator. Appealing to savvy shoppers who may have overstuffed their inboxes with too many deals, the search engine is taking a “decision engine” approach to the coupon world. Bing Deals pulls together coupons from Groupon and LivingSocial, as well as retailers including Nordstrom and Target.

Minneapolis-based Target Corp. has finalized its real estate transaction with Zellers Inc., a subsidiary of Hudson’s Bay Co., with the selection of 84 additional Zellers leases, added to the initial group of 105 leases selected in May 2011, according to www.progressivegrocer.com. From this second group, Target has acquired the leasehold interests for 29 locations, the majority of which will open as Target stores beginning in 2013. The remaining leases have been or will be sold to other Canadian retailers or back to landlords. “Target is excited to take another meaningful step toward our expansion in Canada,” said Tony Fisher,

Target is a victim of its own success. The discounter drummed up so much hype around its exclusive, limited-time line by upscale Italian designer Missoni that its website crashed and was down most of the day on Sept. 13 when the collection was launched, angering customers. More than a week later, some shoppers who bought the Missoni for Target line are posting on social media websites Facebook and Twitter that they won't shop at Target again because their online orders are being delayed — or worse, canceled — by the retailer.

Check out this story from an angry shopper whose bank account was charged $1,000 for her Missoni for Target order. It's an order Target's claiming was never placed. And she's not alone. Is this the worst Missoni for Target web-order horror story yet? You be the judge.

MINNEAPOLIS — Target announced that it will retain the naming rights for the Target Center, which is home to the Minnesota Timberwolves, through a three-year extended agreement with AEG Facilities, which manages the stadium, and the Timberwolves. Under the new agreement, Target will have naming rights for the stadium through 2014. “Target is pleased to continue our sponsorship of the Target Center and help provide our hometown with a facility where guests can experience exciting sports, entertainment and events,” said Shawn Gensch, VP marketing, Target. “Target Center is important to the vibrancy of downtown Minneapolis, and we look forward