For TARGET (the store) specifically:

1.

--What recent defensive moves has the company taken to strengthen its competitive position?

--How well do these seem to have worked?

2.

--Which of the three main approaches to international markets is the company using?

3.

--How many major business units does the company have?

--In approaching diversification, has the company used related or unrelated diversification approaches?

--If related, what are the potential synergies among the units' value chains?

--If unrelated, how is the company performing "corporate parenting"?

**Please provide long, specific answers for these questions, thank you!**