Expectation Sources. Based on the comparison of last year’s results from Wal-Mart, Costco, Target and the retail industry, what would your expectations be about Target’s revenue growth, gross margin, operating margins, and number of employees this year?

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WMT COST TGT Industry Market Cap 248.07B 17.55B 36.03B 932.18M Employees 1,400,000 61,800 306,000 10.30K Rev. Growth 12.20% 9.80% 10.10% 4.50% Revenue 255.08B 43.87B 46.65B 2.04B Gross Margin 22.20% 12.45% 31.70% 27.80% EBITDA Operating Margins 18.50B 1.58B 4.62B 115.53M 5.35% 2.68% 5.86% 2.16% Net Income 8.67B 735.45M 1.70B 31.56M Earnings Per Share 1.972 1.557 1.853 0.82 Price/Earnings Ratio 29.07 24.61 21.33 24.25 Abbreviations: WMT = WalMart Corp. COST = Costco Wholesale Corp TGT = Target Corp Industry Supermarkets, Drugstores, & Mass Merchandisers