The Walt Disney Company
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The monarch of this magic kingdom is no man but a mouse -- Mickey Mouse. The Walt Disney Company Enhanced Coverage LinkingWalt Disney Company -Search using: Company Dossier News, Most Recent 60 Days Company Profile is the world's #2 media conglomerate (behind Time Warner) with assets encompassing movies, music, publishing, television, and theme parks. Its TV holdings include the ABC television network and 10 broadcast stations, as well as a portfolio of cable networks including ABC Family, A&E Television Networks (37%-owned), and ESPN (80%). Walt Disney Studios produces films through such imprints as Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone, Pixar, and Miramax. In addition, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is one of the top theme park operators in the world, anchored by its popular Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts.

Target Corporation
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Purveyor of all that is cheap, yet chic, fast-growing Target Corporation Enhanced Coverage LinkingTarget Corporation -Search using: Company Dossier News, Most Recent 60 Days Company Profile has bulked up by slimming down. The nation's #2 discount chain (behind Wal-Mart) now operates about 1,685 Target and SuperTarget stores in 48 states, as well as an online business called Target.com. Target and its larger grocery-carrying incarnation, SuperTarget, have carved out a niche by offering more upscale, fashion-forward merchandise than rivals Wal-Mart and Kmart. After years of struggling to turn around its Marshall Field's and Mervyns department stores divisions, the discounter sold them both in 2004. Target also owns apparel supplier The Associated Merchandising Corp. and issues Target Visa and its proprietary Target Card.