17253. TARGET CORP STRATEGY. This paper provides an overview and analysis of strategic issues at Target Corp. Begins with a brief overview of the discount retailer’s operations and its strategic operating environment. Following this, a summary SWOT analysis provides the necessary background for identification and discussion of Target’s distinctive competencies, its primary competitive advantage, and its biggest or most central strategic issue today and in the immediate future. Keywords: discount retailer Target strategic analysis SWOT environmental analysis. 8 pages, 21 footnotes in text, 19 bibliographic sources.