Is America's love affair with Target on the decline?

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May 23, 2014

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Is America's love affair with Target on the decline?

Target is still reeling from last year's data breach. So far this year, they've reported a 16-percent drop and have had continued trouble expanding into Canada.

The security breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus have raised questions over how quickly companies are required to disclose that customer information was hacked.

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Target is still reeling from last year's data breach. So far this year, they've reported a 16-percent drop and have had continued trouble expanding into Canada.

Target is still reeling from last year's data breach. So far this year, they've reported a 16-percent drop and have had continued trouble expanding into Canada. All this, plus the resignation of CEO Glenn Steinhafel.

It seems as if the once-beloved retailer has hit a serious speed bump. Is America's love affair with Target on the decline? For some analysis on the state of Target, we're joined by Matt Townsend, retail reporter from Bloomberg Businessweek.