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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ULRICH ROBERT J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TARGET CORP [TGT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 NICOLLET MALL 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/12/2005 (Street) MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $.0833 per share               531,318 D   Common Stock, $.0833 per share               10,227.256 (1) I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock, $.0833 per share               450,956 (2) (3) (4) I By GRAT

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (5)

$ 49.43

01/12/2005

A

368,198

(6)

01/12/2015

Common Stock

368,198

$ 0

368,198

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ULRICH ROBERT J 1000 NICOLLET MALL MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403	X		Executive Officer

Signatures

By: Jeffrey A. Proulx, Attorney-In-Fact		01/14/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares held in the Target Corporation 401(k) Plan (the "401(k) Plan") as of January 31, 2004, subject to adjustments.
(2)	In April 2003, 189,700 shares previously owned by Mr. Ulrich directly were contributed to a ten-year grantor retained annuity trust (the "2003 ten-year GRAT"). In May 2004, 6,183 of these shares were distributed back to Mr. Ulrich by the 2003 ten-year GRAT. Shares held in the 2003 ten-year GRAT are considered indirectly owned.
(3)	In April 2003, 261,256 shares previously owned by Mr. Ulrich directly were contributed to a two-year grantor retained annuity trust (the "2003 two-year GRAT"). In May 2004, 174,457 of these shares were distributed back to Mr. Ulrich by the 2003 two-year GRAT. Shares held in the 2003 two-year GRAT are considered indirectly owned.
(4)	In May 2004, 180,640 shares previously owned by Mr. Ulrich directly were contributed to a four-year grantor retained annuity trust (the "2004 four-year GRAT"). These shares are considered indirectly owned.
(5)	Option granted under the Target Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(6)	The option vests and becomes exercisable in 25% increments on each anniversary of the grant date.

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