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I Love Me, Man: The True Target-Minnesota Connection

May 13th, 2009 2 Comments

Why do Minnesotans love Target so much? Recently, the Star Tribune reported that despite Target’s losses to Wal-Mart in the rest of the country, it was still holding its own here.
To many Minnesotans, the equation is not “MN-heart-Target.” It’s “MN = Target,” says a University of Minnesota researcher. Carlos Torelli, assistant professor of marketing at [...]

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When Frugal Goes Too Far

January 12th, 2009 3 Comments

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Overall, I’m proud of the new discipline we’re applying to our finances. But frugal can be taken too far. I realized this last week, as I nearly ran into a median driving to Target.
It was a blindingly bright day, but I couldn’t wear my sunglasses, because I wasn’t wearing [...]

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