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<TYPE>EX-24
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<FILENAME>steinhafelpoa.txt
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TARGET CORPORATION

Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
undersigned director and/or officer of
TARGET CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation
(the Corporation), does hereby make,
constitute and appoint DOUGLAS A. SCOVANNER,
TIMOTHY R. BAER, DAVID L. DONLIN and ANDREW
J. NEUHARTH, and each or any one of them, the
undersigneds true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact,
with power of substitution, for the undersigned
and in the undersigneds name, place and stead,
to sign and affix the undersigneds name as
director and/or officer of the Corporation to
(1) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other
applicable form, pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act),
including any and all exhibits, schedules,
supplements, certifications and supporting
documents thereto, including, but not limited to,
the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Corporations
401(k) Plan and similar plans pursuant to the
1934 Act, and all amendments, supplementations
and corrections thereto, to be filed by the
Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC), as required in connection
with its registration under the 1934 Act;
(2) one or more Forms 3, 4 or 5 pursuant to the
1934 Act, or Forms 144 pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act), and all
related documents, amendments, supplementations
and corrections thereto; and (3) one or more
Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8,
or other applicable forms, and all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, thereto,
to be filed by the Corporation with the SEC
in connection with the registration under the
1933 Act, as amended, of debt, equity and
other securities of the Corporation, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other supporting documents, with the SEC.

The undersigned also grants to said
attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform any
and all acts necessary or incidental to
the performance and execution of the powers
herein expressly granted.  This Power of
Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked
in writing by the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed
this Power of Attorney as of this 24th day of
January, 2012.

/s/ Gregg W. Steinhafel
Gregg W. Steinhafel
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