Target sales metric rises but misses predictions
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MINNEAPOLIS - Target Corp.'s April revenue increased 13.1 percent at stores open at least a year, as customers flocked there for basics like groceries and clothing. Much of the increase was a result of a later Easter that push more holiday-related spending into April. Still, CEO Gregg Steinhafel said in a statement that April sales were "somewhat below our expectations," and they were slightly below analysts' predictions of 13.2 percent. Steinhafel says customers are feeling squeezed by the rising costs of gas and groceries. Groceries drove the sales increase, rising more than 30 percent. Clothing, especially for children, also
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