Summary: <p>From its humble beginnings as a family-owned Minneapolis department store, Target has come a very long way since 1902. For the first episode of Goodfellows, Ben and Joey talk about some of the surprising twists and turns throughout the corporation’s history—including an FBI investigation!</p> <p>Plus, they go through the Weekly Ad for the week of February 10 – February 16, which happens to include some of their favorite sales promotions and a whole lot of Our Generation/American Girl Dolls shop talk.</p> <p>Some reading that we reference in this episode:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/2TLjUiS">On Target: How The World’s Hottest Retailer Hit a Bullseye</a> by Laura Rowley</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/2N2R5fb">Great Companies: Target</a> by The Editors of New Word City</li> <li> <a href="https://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/news/companies/reingold_target.fortune/index.htm">Target’s Inner Circle</a> by Jennifer Reingold, CNN Money</li> </ul> <p>Find Goodfellows on social media:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/targetpodcast">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/targetpodcast/">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/targetpodcast/">Facebook</a></li> </ul> <p>Subscribe to Goodfellows on:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/goodfellows/id1450011050?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/If5mqouig5kdkjd63hogcvtflha?t=Goodfellows">Google Play</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/goodfellows">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0Gxt8DGX9rXlHL9QoqV8mo?si=24nQ5l6HQG-NeYl9yxXKgg">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://goodfellowspodcast.com/feed/podcast/goodfellows">RSS</a></li> </ul>
