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Report: Target Depending More on Non-Discretionary Products

Non-discretionary merchandise accounted for 44 percent of sales in 2011, up from 39 percent in 2009-and driving the shift is a strategy to induce the retailer's loyal, high-income shoppers to buy more rather than attracting new customers, according to a recent Star Tribune Point of Sale blog post.

Tribe: New Casino Could Bring MN $1B in 5 Years

White Earth Nation said that a Twin Cities casino could bring the State of Minnesota between $726 million and nearly $1 billion in revenue by the end of its first five years of operation; the tribe said the money could be used to fund the state's share of a new Vikings stadium, among other things.