Target Corporation operates in the Variety stores sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Target with three other companies in this sector in UNITED STATES : Dollar General Corporation (2020 sales of $33.75 billion of which 77% was Consumables), Dollar Tree, Incorporation (2020 sales: $25.51 billion of which 52% was Dollar Tree), and Costco Wholesale Corporation (2020 sales of $166.76 billion of which 73% was United States operations).

Sales Analysis. Target reported sales of $93.56 billion for the fiscal year ending January of 2021. This represents an increase of 19.8% versus 2020, when the company's sales were $78.11 billion. This was the fourth straight year of sales growth at Target. Sales of Other Revenue saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 63.9% in 2021, from $302.00 million to $495.00 million. Target also saw significant increases in sales in Home Furnishings and D Cor (up 26.3% to $18.23 billion) and Hardlines (up 32.0% to $16.63 billion) . Not all segments of Target experienced an increase in sales in 2021: sales of Credit Card Profit Sharing fell 2.1% to $666.00 million. (However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales).