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I'm not quite sure what that article is aimed at far as comparing Target to Amazon for online sales. Amazon is already number 1. Staples office supply store is number two and I think Walmart & Best buy are in the top 10.
Target isn't anywhere to be found in the top 10 last I saw. Hell I think Sears was way above target as well. With that said out of any of those retail department stores I'd prefer shopping at Target well before Walmart, Sears or Best buy.. (ok Best Buy is electronics, but they are always over crowded and under staffed much like Walmart)
Target is usually always clean (with-in reason) and their stores seem well up kept. Added to this their aisles are wider than Walmart which makes getting around those fat women in spandex much easier.
As far as kinder-garden training material.. Well seems like who ever wrote that article just had a axe to grind. I see nothing wrong with a dept store trying to improve their customers shopping experience.. Personally I prefer to pick up things locally at a store vs buying online, so I much rather shop at a store that is trying to welcome customers.
Also I think brick & mortar stores will come out ahead in the end anyway. When people go into a store they usually buy a lot more than when they shop online. Added to this shipping costs will eventually get too high if fuel prices keep going up.
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