TGT Target Corp.

Risks

• Our continued success is dependent on positive perceptions of Target which, if eroded, could adversely affect our business and our relationships with our guests and team members.
• If we are unable to positively differentiate ourselves from other retailers, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
• If we are unable to successfully provide a relevant and reliable experience for our guests across multiple channels, our sales, results of operations and reputation could be adversely affected.
• If we do not anticipate and respond quickly to changing consumer preferences, our sales and profitability could suffer.
• If our capital investments in remodeling existing stores, building new stores, and improving technology and supply chain infrastructure do not achieve appropriate returns, our competitive position, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
• A significant disruption in our computer systems and our inability to adequately maintain and update those systems could adversely affect our operations and negatively affect our guests.
• If our efforts to provide information security are unsuccessful or if we are unable to meet increasingly demanding regulatory requirements, we may face additional costly government enforcement actions and private litigation, and our reputation and results of operations could suffer.
• Changes in our relationships with our vendors, changes in tax or trade policy, interruptions in our supply chain or increased commodity or supply chain costs could adversely affect our results of operations.
• A disruption in relationships with third party service providers could adversely affect our operations.
• Our earnings depend on the state of macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence in the U.S.
• Uncharacteristic or significant weather conditions, alone or together with natural disasters, could adversely affect our operations.
• We rely on a large, global and changing workforce of team members, contractors and temporary staffing. If we do not effectively manage our workforce and the concentration of work in certain global locations, our labor costs and results of operations could be adversely affected.
• Failure to address product safety and sourcing concerns could adversely affect our sales and results of operations.
• Our failure to comply with federal, state, local, and international laws, or changes in these laws could increase our costs, reduce our margins, and lower our sales.
• Increases in our effective income tax rate could adversely affect our business, results of operations, liquidity, and net income.
• If we are unable to access the capital markets or obtain bank credit, our financial position, liquidity, and results of operations could suffer.