The slumping economy continues to batter Target Corp. as well as its customers. Shoppers not only aren't coming into stores as often, but they're having more trouble than ever paying their credit card bills.
As Target released its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, the Minneapolis-based discount retailer said it will not meet long-term expectations if consumer cutbacks continue. Part of the problem is that, much as Target has tried to trump up the "pay less" side of its slogan, consumers don't believe it.
