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  • Target Corp. posted earnings of $832 million for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, compared to earnings of $688 million during the same period a year earlier. The company said that quarterly sales rose 10.7 percent to $15.57 billion. Same-store sales were up 4.9 percent.

    Target also owns Mervyn’s and Marshall Field’s department stores.

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