Walmart vs. Target

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tue 11/24/2009

A collage of a Walmart store and a Target store.

store	Walmart.	Target.
founders	Sam Walton.	George Dayton.
year	1962.	1902.
headquarters	Bentonville, Arkansas.	Minneapolis, Minnesota.
CEO	Mike Duke.	Gregg Steinhafel.
products sold	Clothing, food, gadgets and housewares.	Clothing, food, gadgets and housewares.
logo	Name in blue letters with yellow star or sunburst.	Red bull's eye with name in bold red letters.
motto	Low Prices, Always.	Expect More, Pay Less.
number of stores	8,159 stores across the world.	1,940 stores across the US.
number of employees	2.1 million in 2008.	351,000 in 2009.
find them	All over the world.	All over the U.S. except Vermont.
you're greeted by	Old folks with happy faces and the smell of McDonalds.	Red carts and the smell of Pizza Hut.
variations	Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Discount Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenter and Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market.	Target Greatland and Super Target.
philosophy	"A wide assortment of good-quality merchandise; the lowest possible prices; guaranteed satisfaction with what you buy; friendly, knowledgeable service; convenient hours; free parking; a pleasant shopping experience." - Sam Walton.	"We will offer high-quality merchandise at low margins, because we are cutting expenses. We would much rather do this than trumpet dramatic price cuts on cheap merchandise" - Douglas J. Dayton.
customer base	The average U.S. Wal-Mart customer's income is below the national average and more than one-fifth of them lack a bank account, twice the national rate, according to MSN Money.	Roughly 76 percent of Target customers are female. About 80 percent have attended college and 48 percent have completed college, according to Target's Corporate Fact Card.
criticized for	Treatment of workers, labor union opposition and use of liiegal workers.	Low wages, lack of labor unions and non-eco friendly items.
charity work	Supports the American Red Cross and scholarship funds through Walmart Foundation.	Supports The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross.
sports sponsorships	Golf.	NASCAR.
in-store private brands	Great Value, Sam's Choice, Metro 7 and Durabrand.	Archer Farms, Choxie, ClearRx, Ming Tsai and Target Brands.
exclusive fashion designs by	P. Miller, Taylor Swift for l.e.i., Russell Simmons, Norma Kamali and Miley Cyrus.	Dror, Liz Lange, Converse Anna Sui, Merona and Mossimo.

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81 responses to “versus: Walmart vs. Target”

Walmart is like the poor man's Target. I only go to Target when I'm feeling fancy.

ψǝǝʞuɐʎ ıɯɐɯψ

11/24/2009

Walmart is the mall where i live
walmart is da place to be

I agree with u :)...

lmaO! yea i tOtali agree alsO!

[Cinthiaaa)

11/24/2009

you took the words out of my mouth... haha

иɐuɾ

11/24/2009

thats so tru pero walmart tiene buenas sales y alot of cheap good stuff lol i love walmart pero target tiene muchas articulos de ropa de calidad rico lol amo a walmart more though im there like all day long lol

naduray

11/29/2009

Hmmmm tough choice here ....well I go 2 target more then I go 2 wal-mart....so I go with TARGET...but if wal-Mart still had the logo of the happy face ..I for sure wud pick wal-mart lol