The Associated Press reports the retailer is partnering with owners of specialty shops to stock affordable, limited edition merchandise. Target says it will feature products from five shops starting in early May. The shops will be open for six weeks, then Target will rotate in a slew of other shops in the fall.

Did you know Target has a special number for you? And what links to that number is an astounding amount of information? New York Times Magazine has a lengthy feature on how statisticians are mapping your habits. The story opens at Target corporate, where marketers ask stats experts how to find out when female customers become pregnant ...

Minneapolis-based Target Corp. inked a deal for Radio Shack to operate mobile phone kiosks at stores nationwide in 2009, but the agreement hasn’t been great for the Texas-based consumer electronics chain. One analyst tells MarketWatch that Radio Shack's Target business is losing millions of dollars and thinks Radio Shack should consider ending the partnership. The two retailers appear to be working on improvements, including placement in Target circulars.