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Target Q3 Comparable Sales, Earnings Fall, Shares Drop 11%

By Dayeeta Das
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Target Q3 Comparable Sales, Earnings Fall, Shares Drop 11%

Target Corp reported third-quarter earnings and comparable sales below estimates on Tuesday, at a time when a strong economy has boosted consumer spending at rival retailers, sending its shares down 11% in premarket trade.

Sales at stores open at least a year rose 5.1%, short of analysts' estimates of a 5.2% increase, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

Excluding items, Target earned $1.09 per share, below the average estimate of $1.12 per share.

Total sales amounted to $17.59 billion (€15.4 billion), below the average estimate of $17.8 billion.

News by Reuters, edited by ESM. Click subscribe to sign up to ESM: European Supermarket Magazine.

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