... it's own on-line store, Target.com, which enables it to meet the needs and demands of a vaster market. Target is competing with the likes of JC Penny's, Wal-mart, Kohl's, Kauffman's and K-Mart. Now here we are in the 2002 with Target operating over 1,107 stores in 47 states and employing approximately 192,000 people. How's that for growth? II ... in tight competition, with Wal-mart being Target's closest competition, unless new chains open in the general vicinity. In other areas of the United States Target competes more closely with Kohl's yet there has been no mention of said store cha...

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... of disruptive innovation can be seen when comparing department stores and discount retailers. Macy's is a department store and can be somewhat expensive. Not everyone can afford to shop at Macy's. Kohl's is a discount department store and the products they offer are very similar but just at a more affordable price. So if disruptive innovations are usually inferior to traditional products, why are ... ...

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