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-- -- shares are in the Green after the company reported better than expected third quarter earnings and now the retailers gearing up for the holiday shopping season.
Which accounted for 16%.
Of its annual sales last year our own nickel paddle lead -- Is at a target in Minneapolis with a look at this American icon Nicole and I hope you've got a big and DC of cases I was stealing your boys are gonna want some souvenirs from -- trip to Minneapolis.
Absolutely -- Charles -- here a look at all the toys here but I'm joined by TC Carl who is senior VP.
A merchandising -- -- about toys talk about electronics.
Talk about most importantly Black Friday.
Are you ready to compete against Wal-Mart and all the other.
Folks yet -- -- let me start by saying that we -- -- excited about the entire holiday season -- the most exciting time for stores and for our guests.
And we think we're well positioned have a great holiday -- Let me ask you about I've talked to some Wal-Mart folks talked Abdoulaye -- program helping them to trying get ahead of target in the toy department.
-- compete against that.
Well you know we as you probably know we don't we don't have a clearly program we have no intention of -- offering -- -- program we believe in offering great outstanding deals every day including the holiday season and this year there's more ways to save -- -- We've got a toy catalog which features coupon book with 350 dollars worth the -- series this here.
We've also got a great beat the rush -- forty silver starts on Sunday and that all leads up to Black Friday which is really the super bowl of retail.
Our stores -- cited work cited its Tami Green here.
How about the Internet which it's no secret that targets Internet site.
Has had some problems how that going to affect customers sometimes you look on the Internet seeping its best price or maybe they won't -- well they will they be able to.
Shop what do you think.
You know -- we strive to deliver exceptional guest experience every day for every -- and whether that's in our stores on a mobile device or online at target.com.
And we -- -- -- -- away from the Amazon platform this was that an enormous switch which is -- -- to some growing -- But we -- working around the clock to rest any system sisters that are -- have an outstanding experienced a target.com this holiday season.
And that long term we can deliver on the promise of expect more -- anytime any.
Expect more payless that's just look at let's talk quickly about the toys that just want to ask you -- kind of numbers are you looking for because we know that December.
It's really the 16% of your sales outlook -- numbers are you looking for.
Well as you know we just reported third quarter earnings today in obviously very excited about -- results the third.
Great quarter -- of EPS performance and our best comp store sales since.
Second quarter 2007.
We need to gives us great momentum as we are only gonna have a good holiday with a greater degree -- effective is the opportunity to talk about some of the hot all the funds are right this -- -- the suspicious -- this is the must have toys for any girl this holiday season of sings and dances and it talks to the girls is pretty cool I like that and had a Exxon.
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And for those really big kids and your family.
These have something hottest must have electronic gadgets so what you have in your hand I act and of course -- he -- of the holiday season.
This is the Kindle fire one of many readers we offer com -- in and a -- And a behind the night and that will step.
On an icon -- one camera which is the must have -- this holiday -- And this this is the nerve but they also -- have the other vortex thank.
And then I got to tell you this is such a -- Charles before it gets back to you.
I have to tell you this is something that I think that my kids.
Would love because this is what they a lot of these razor -- that now is -- sparks -- now they're -- wanna graffiti in all over the streets amid this.
This is oddly -- top of my older sons holiday Elissa here the reason graffiti you can scooter escaping and put -- cool -- -- done -- the payments into.
You -- given its along Martin plant really -- this is we think we're well positioned with the you know all the must have -- the hottest electronics and greatest entertainment autos game prices.
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