It may already be too late for Target, as Wal-Mart is expanding almost exponentially at the expense of the declining share going to Target.
Perhaps the hammer is just beginning to fall on Target. Their earnings per share was reported yesterday @ $1.29. Not bad but that has a lot to do with shuffling/selling assets and not a reflection of retail sales, which is weakening. From CNBC:
Target reported a lower-than-expected increase in sales at established stores as consumers spent more on big-ticket purchases like homes and cars than on discretionary items like apparel, a major source of revenue for department stores.
The Minneapolis-based company’s shares dropped more than 7 percent Wednesday. At Tuesday’s close, the stock had risen just 1.3 percent since the start of the year.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/18/target-q1-earnings-report.html