Bob Ulrich Quotations

We are pleased with our performance during this year's holiday season and remain comfortable with our outlook for the year overall.

We are pleased with our first-quarter results, particularly in view of the strength of last year's performance, ... We remain comfortable that we are well-positioned to meet near-term economic and competitive challenges, and deliver reasonable growth in earnings per share for the full year.

We are pleased with our 2005 performance and optimistic that we will continue to deliver profitable market share gains throughout 2006.

We are extremely pleased with our overall results for fiscal 2001, particularly the strength of our fourth quarter,

Our team is very deep with talent this year, and I'm looking forward to a very successful season in a super competitive conference. Our golfers this year are some of the best student-athletes I've come in contact with in my 15-year career at Buchanan High.

Our same-store sales growth in the month of August was slightly above our planned range for the month.

Our sales for the month of December were at the upper end of our expectations, driven in part by a higher mix of promotional sales,

Well, let's see. It looks like about $2.59.

We are optimistic about our ability to sustain our competitive advantage and remain confident that we will continue to enjoy profitable market share growth throughout 2005 and beyond,

We would like to thank Jerry for his contributions and wish him the best in his future endeavors,

could be at risk by a penny or two if sales remained weaker than expected.

Sales in November were on plan at Target, slightly below expectations at Mervyn's, and below plan at the department stores. Sales for the Thanksgiving weekend tracked our November divisional results.

Sales in January were above expectations at each of our divisions,

Sales in December were above plan at each of our divisions, ... We are pleased with our overall results for the holiday season.

Sales in August were essentially on plan at Target and the Department Stores, and below expectations at Mervyn's,

Sales for the corporation continued to be somewhat below plan in March. In light of our actual sales performance in February and March, and our outlook for April, we are unlikely to fully achieve our profit plan in the first quarter.

Company same-store sales growth in the month of August was slightly above our planned range for the month.

This exceptional third-quarter momentum, combined with our outlook for more modest earnings growth in the fourth quarter, reinforces our confidence in our ability to deliver $1.50, or more, in diluted earnings per share in this year's second half,

Target's comparable store sales for the month of February were in line with our expectations.

On balance, we are pleased with our third-quarter results, ... And we believe our strategies position us well to deliver reasonable growth in earnings per share in the fourth quarter.

If the law is bad, then the city should have the guts to go ahead and change it instead of pretending it isn't there.

I ask you to enforce the law by seizing these illegal goods and arresting the offenders.