Target bumps up holiday sales forecast but margin worries rub off shine

Reuters

Target (TGT) raised its holiday-quarter comparable sales forecast on Thursday, buoyed by robust shopper demand for clothing, toys and beauty products during November and December, but profit margin concerns sent its shares down nearly 3%.

“It was a better-than-expected report and it gives us some optimism as you head into the year,” Telsey Advisory Group analyst Joseph Feldman said.

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