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Nov 2024
28m 50s

Target Misses the Mark

The Motley Fool
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The retailer is trying to be everything for everyone. That’s a pretty tall order. Is Target up for the task?

(00:14) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss earnings from Target and TJX, plus:

- The state of the consumer heading into the holiday shopping season.

- What it takes to build out a true omnichannel operation.

- How management teams land on forward guidance.

Then, (14:45) Yasser el-Shimy and Ricky Mulvey take a look at Warner Brothers Discovery and debate whether the streaming stock is a steal.


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Companies discussed: TGT, WMT, TJX, AMZN, WBD, NFLX

Host: Mary Long

Guests: Jason Moser, Yasser el-Shimy, Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Rick Engdahl

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