ASAP fashion news archive - apparel industry news from before September 2005
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From: ASAP
The board of directors of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) has declared a quarterly dividend of 7 cents per common share. The dividend is payable March 10, 2004 to shareholders of record February 20, 2004. The first quarter dividend will be the company's 146th consecutive dividend paid since October 1967, when the company became publicly held.
Target Corporation operates large-store general merchandise formats, including discount stores, moderate-priced promotional and traditional department stores, as well as a direct mail and on-line business called target.direct. The company currently operates 1,554 stores in 47 states. This includes 1,226 Target stores, 266 Mervyn's stores and 62 Marshall Field's.