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The retailer trimmed its full-year outlook ahead of the holidays. ‘At the most important time of the retailer’s year, sales are decelerating,’ one analyst noted.
Last Updated: Nov. 19, 2025 at 7:21 p.m. ET
First Published: Nov. 19, 2025 at 7:25 a.m. ET
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span{display:block;}.css-ogy32f img{margin-bottom:16px;}]]>span{display:block;}.css-av0r8w img{margin-bottom:16px;}]]>Shoppers at a Target store in Chicago. The retail giant has worried Wall Street lately as it struggles for direction. Photo: AFP via Getty Images
As Target Corp.’s quarterly results and holiday outlook on Wednesday offered up more disappointment for investors, the big-box retailer tried to focus Wall Street’s attention on the future — one with more artificial intelligence, larger stores and aesthetics that are “unmistakably Target.”
But to get at least partly there, the chain plans to spend a lot more next year — around $5 billion, or roughly $1 billion more than this year — as it looks to open more big stores in the U.S. and tries to regain cultural and stylistic relevance.
