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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration File No.&nbsp;333-</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;29, 2008</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington,
D.C.&#160; 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNDER</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TARGET
CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minnesota</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">41-0215170</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other
  jurisdiction of</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">incorporation or
  organization)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="47%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:47.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1000
  Nicollet Mall</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minneapolis,
  Minnesota</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">55403-2467</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of registrant&#146;s
  principal executive offices)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="47%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:47.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Zip code)</font></p>
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<h4 style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Target Corporation 401(k)&nbsp;Plan</font></b></h4>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the
plan)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Douglas
A. Scovanner,<br>
Executive Vice President,<br>
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Target
Corporation</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1000
Nicollet Mall</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55403-2467</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(612)
304-6073</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name and address
of agent for service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h5 style="border:none;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></h5>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of Each Class&nbsp;of <br>
  Securities to Be Registered</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount
  to Be<br>
  Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed
  Maximum<br>
  Offering Price<br>
  Per Share(1)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed
  Maximum<br>
  Aggregate </font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Offering
  Price(1)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount
  of<br>
  Registration Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:2.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Common stock, par
  value $.0833 per share(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;160,000,000 shares</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$52.025</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$8,324,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$327,133.20</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)&nbsp;based
on the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on August&nbsp;22,
2008.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;416(c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or
sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY
NOTE</font></b></h1>

<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 is being filed for the
purpose of registering an additional 160,000,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Target Corporation 401(k)&nbsp;Plan
(formerly known as the Dayton Hudson Supplemental Retirement, Savings and
Employee Stock Ownership Plan), as amended and restated (the &#147;Plan&#148;).&#160; In accordance with Section&nbsp;E of the
General Instructions to Form&nbsp;S-8, the Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8
previously filed with the Commission relating to the Plan (Registration
Statements No.&nbsp;33-66050, 333-27435, 333-103920 and 333-131083) are
incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;II</font></b></h2>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY GENERAL INSTRUCTION&nbsp;E OF FORM&nbsp;S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.&#160;&#160;&#160; Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The following
documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) by the
Registrant and the Plan, are incorporated in this Registration Statement by
reference:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2008 filed with the SEC on March
13, 2008;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; All other reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), since February 2, 2008;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Annual Report on Form 11-K for
the Target Corporation 401(k) Plan, as filed with the SEC on June 16, 2008; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The description of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock contained in a registration statement filed pursuant to the
Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; All reports and
other documents filed by the Registrant and the Plan with the SEC pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of
filing of such documents.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Any statement
contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such
statement.&#160; Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="92%" style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:39.85pt;width:92.66%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Document Description</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;layout-grid-mode:both;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The shares of common stock of the Registrant offered
  and sold pursuant to the Plan are purchased by the administrator of the
  assets of the Plan in market transactions.&nbsp;
  Because no original issuance securities will be offered or sold
  pursuant to the Plan, no opinion of counsel regarding the legality of the
  securities being registered hereunder is required. </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Item 8(b) of Form S-8, the Registrant
  has submitted the Plan to the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) for a
  determination letter that the Plan is qualified under Section 401 of the
  Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and will submit any amendments thereto to the
  IRS in a timely manner and has made and will make all changes required by the
  IRS in order to qualify the Plan.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Powers of Attorney.</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<h4 style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></h4>

<h4 style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></h4>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Minneapolis and the State of Minnesota, on the 29th&nbsp;day of August,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TARGET CORPORATION</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:42.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Douglas A. Scovanner <i>&nbsp;</i></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas A. Scovanner, <i>Executive
  Vice</i></font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief
  Accounting</font></i></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Officer</font></i></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed on the 29th&nbsp;day of August, 2008 by the following persons in
the capacities indicated:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gregg W. Steinhafel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and
  Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gregg W. Steinhafel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Douglas A. Scovanner</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  and Chief </font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas A. Scovanner</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and
  Accounting Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Roxanne S. Austin</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Calvin Darden</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mary N. Dillon</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James A. Johnson</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard M. Kovacevich</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mary E. Minnick</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Directors*</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Anne M. Mulcahy</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Derica W. Rice</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stephen W. Sanger</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gregg W. Steinhafel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">George W. Tamke</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Solomon D. Trujillo</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;text-indent:-.15in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert J. Ulrich</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*Douglas A. Scovanner, by
signing his name hereto on the 29th&nbsp;day of August, 2008, does hereby sign
this document pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the Directors
named, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of such
Directors, all in the capacities and on the date stated, such persons being the
majority of the Directors of the registrant.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Douglas A. Scovanner</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas A. Scovanner, <i>Attorney-in-Fact</i></font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who
administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Minneapolis and the State of Minnesota, on the
29th&nbsp;day of August, 2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TARGET CORPORATION 401(K)&nbsp;PLAN</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:42.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gregg W. Steinhafel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.92%;">
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of Target Corporation as Plan
  Administrator</font></p>
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  Number</font></p>
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Registration File No. 333-
As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2008
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C.  20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TARGET
CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
41-0215170
(State or other
  jurisdiction of
incorporation or
  organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
1000
  Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis,
  Minnesota
55403-2467
(Address of registrant's
  principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Target Corporation 401(k) Plan
(Full title of the
plan)
Douglas
A. Scovanner,
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Target
Corporation
1000
Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55403-2467
(612)
304-6073
(Name and address
of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to Be Registered
Amount
  to Be
Registered
Proposed
  Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(1)
Proposed
  Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
  Price(1)
Amount
  of
Registration Fee
Common stock, par
  value $.0833 per share(2)
160,000,000 shares
$52.025
$8,324,000,000
$327,133.20
(1)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) based
on the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the Registrant's
Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on August 22,
2008.
(2)
Pursuant
to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or
sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the
purpose of registering an additional 160,000,000 shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Target Corporation 401(k) Plan
(formerly known as the Dayton Hudson Supplemental Retirement, Savings and
Employee Stock Ownership Plan), as amended and restated (the "Plan").  In accordance with Section E of the
General Instructions to Form S-8, the Registration Statements on Form S-8
previously filed with the Commission relating to the Plan (Registration
Statements No. 33-66050, 333-27435, 333-103920 and 333-131083) are
incorporated by reference herein.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY GENERAL INSTRUCTION E OF FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.
The following
documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by the
Registrant and the Plan, are incorporated in this Registration Statement by
reference:
(1)           The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2008 filed with the SEC on March
13, 2008;
(2)           All other reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since February 2, 2008;
(3)           The Annual Report on Form 11-K for
the Target Corporation 401(k) Plan, as filed with the SEC on June 16, 2008; and
(4)           The description of the Registrant's
Common Stock contained in a registration statement filed pursuant to the
Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
All reports and
other documents filed by the Registrant and the Plan with the SEC pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of
filing of such documents.
Any statement
contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated by reference herein) modifies or supersedes such
statement.  Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
5
The shares of common stock of the Registrant offered
  and sold pursuant to the Plan are purchased by the administrator of the
  assets of the Plan in market transactions. 
  Because no original issuance securities will be offered or sold
  pursuant to the Plan, no opinion of counsel regarding the legality of the
  securities being registered hereunder is required.
Pursuant to Item 8(b) of Form S-8, the Registrant
  has submitted the Plan to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for a
  determination letter that the Plan is qualified under Section 401 of the
  Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and will submit any amendments thereto to the
  IRS in a timely manner and has made and will make all changes required by the
  IRS in order to qualify the Plan.
23
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24
Powers of Attorney.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Minneapolis and the State of Minnesota, on the 29th day of August,
2008.
TARGET CORPORATION
By
/s/ Douglas A. Scovanner
Douglas A. Scovanner,
Executive
  Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief
  Accounting
Officer
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed on the 29th day of August, 2008 by the following persons in
the capacities indicated:
/s/ Gregg W. Steinhafel
President and
  Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Gregg W. Steinhafel
/s/ Douglas A. Scovanner
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  and Chief
Douglas A. Scovanner
Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and
  Accounting Officer)
Roxanne S. Austin
)
Calvin Darden
)
Mary N. Dillon
)
James A. Johnson
)
Richard M. Kovacevich
)
Mary E. Minnick
)
Directors*
Anne M. Mulcahy
)
Derica W. Rice
)
Stephen W. Sanger
)
Gregg W. Steinhafel
)
George W. Tamke
)
Solomon D. Trujillo
)
Robert J. Ulrich
)
*Douglas A. Scovanner, by
signing his name hereto on the 29th day of August, 2008, does hereby sign
this document pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by the Directors
named, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of such
Directors, all in the capacities and on the date stated, such persons being the
majority of the Directors of the registrant.
/s/ Douglas A. Scovanner
Douglas A. Scovanner,
Attorney-in-Fact
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who
administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Minneapolis and the State of Minnesota, on the
29th day of August, 2008.
TARGET CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN
By
/s/ Gregg W. Steinhafel
Gregg W. Steinhafel
On behalf of Target Corporation as Plan
  Administrator
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
Form of Filing
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