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Beyoncé Music Math

Smaller Pie, Bigger Slice? “Target Corp. apparently doesn’t want to put a ring on it. The Minneapolis-based retailer confirmed Tuesday that it will not sell the CD version of Beyoncé’s latest self-titled album because the pop superstar decided to release it on iTunes first.” –“Target Says “No” to New Beyoncé Album“; The Star Tribune (12/18/2013)...
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“Get Your (Almost) Free iPad, Right Here!”

Free Lunch?  No, (Almost) Free iPad Mini My advice:  any time you can get $200 for a dated, near-obsolete electronics device . . . take it! So, apparently due to some sort of pre-Christmas price war(?), mega-retailers such as Target, Wal-Mart and Best Buy are all offering $200 credit for old iPads to buy new...
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“No Waiting in Lane #5 (or #11, or #18, or #24, or . . .)”

If They Don’t Have it  . . . You Don’t Need It So, exactly how many checkout lines are there at the Super Target in Minnetonka (just northwest of 101 and highway 7)? Photo #2 (below) — taken from the other end of the store — provides the answer. Note:  I was there with my family to...
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St. Louis Park (Retail) Showdown

Target vs. Byerly’s There’s an interesting little retail showdown unfolding right now in St. Louis Park, just east of Highway 100. On the south side of 36th St. is a Byerly’s grocery store (the flagship, actually). Directly across the street is a Target (the “regular,” not “Super Target” variety). As the ubiquitous signs alert you,...
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