<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001225208-13-007501.txt : 20130312
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20130312170433
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001225208-13-007501
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130311
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130312
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130312

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TARGET CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000027419
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331]
		IRS NUMBER:				410215170
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 NICOLLET MALL
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6123046073

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 NICOLLET MALL
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DAYTON HUDSON CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DAYTON CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19690728

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STEINHAFEL GREGG W
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001201729

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06049
		FILM NUMBER:		13684965

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 NICOLLET MALL, TPS-3255
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403
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    <periodOfReport>2013-03-11</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000027419</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TARGET CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TGT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001201729</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>STEINHAFEL GREGG W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1000 NICOLLET MALL</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MINNEAPOLIS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>55403</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Executive Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2013-03-11</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>14393.0000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>66.6300</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>282332.0000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>87710.2468</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401(k) Plan</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>242151.0000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Family LP</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>39750.0000</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Trust</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Withholding of stock to satisfy tax withholding obligation on vesting of awards of restricted stock pursuant to the Target Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan that were previously reported by the reporting person on March 12, 2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares held in the Target Corporation 401(k) Plan based on the plan statement as of December 31, 2012.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>steinhafelpoa.txt</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Andrew J. Neuharth, Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-03-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>steinhafelpoa.txt
<TEXT>

TARGET CORPORATION

Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer

The undersigned director and/or officer of TARGET CORPORATION,
a Minnesota corporation (the Corporation), does hereby make,
constitute and appoint JOHN J. MULLIGAN, TIMOTHY R. BAER,
DAVID L. DONLIN and ANDREW J. NEUHARTH, and each or any one
of them, the undersigneds true and lawful attorneys-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 21st day of January, 2013.


/s/ Gregg W. Steinhafel
Gregg W. Steinhafel
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