Target is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange that boasts $72 billion in annual sales. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Target has been in business since 1902 when the company was founded as Dayton Dry Goods. In addition to their more than 1,900 brick and mortar retail stores in the U.S. and Canada, Target operates Target.com, an e-commerce website where customers can purchase nearly all of the items found in Target stores. The retailer is best known for selling apparel, housewares, electronics, beauty products, movies and books and toys and sporting equipment, but they also sell groceries and other household items.