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The news from Target (TGT) appears to confirm that Black Friday is no longer crucial to most retailers. With the retailer starting to generate strong online momentum, the future is in the cyber world. The data as well continues to confirm a electronic holidays. The top selling items game consoles, TVs, an iPad, and the interesting addition of the Nest thermostat. Guess Google (GOOG)(GOOGL) might have a decent business with that purchase. Among the top sellers on Target.com’s top-selling day were: Xbox One 500GB Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Bundle was the #1 selling item Target sold two 48” Samsung 4K Ultra HD TVs per minute   Other top sellers included: Apple iPad Air 2 Graco 4Ever All-in-One Car Seat Barbie Dream House Nest Learning Thermostat Pampers Baby Dry Diaper Super Size Pack Without any hard numbers, it's difficult to get a read on the impact for Target. The retailer is finally making some inroads into claiming an online future. The stock trades ...

Fitbit has soared this week on the bullish news of a new corporate customer. The stock has gained nearly $2.5 billion in valuation on a deal that has a maximum impact of $20 million in revenue. Investors need to pay attention to quality stocks and buy on dips and not after the stock soars. For investors wanting to get into the Fitbit (NYSE: FIT ) craze, the numerous stock drops toward the $30 level provided the ultimate entry point. With some good corporate news and bullish analyst coverage, the stock exploded higher this week providing another solid example of pouncing on dips of good stocks. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: No position mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Target announced details of an improved capital return plan. The details of the plan are far less impressive than the headlines numbers and the excitement stirred up from the early release of the details. Target is offering up the potential for solid yields, but the company has a poor history of implementing previous buybacks. The news of updated Target (NYSE: TGT ) capital returns received a ton of media attention over the last few days due to internal company issues and possibly undue respect for the headline numbers. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

After recently  writing  about how some of the new media companies had failed to embrace new business models, along came my initial introduction to shopkick. Last week, shopkick  announced  that it has signed up  Target ( TGT )  as the largest retailer to use the service. My issue with some of the new media companies is that the revenue source remains very old media since a large salesforce is needed to attract advertiser dollars. Shopkick is an interesting app for the iPhone and Android phones that makes shopping more delightful. Users are rewarded with points known as "kicks" for walking into stores or scanning products. These kicks can be redeemed for gift cards,  Facebook ( FB )  credits, iTunes downloads, or donated to charity. Guests can also receive special in-store deals including coupons and discounts. Brand Awareness After trying the app at the local Target store, it struck me that no better advertising tool existed for brand pro...