 The parent company was renamed the Target Corporation in 2000 and divested itself of its last department store chains in 2004.It suffered from a massive and highly publicized security breach of customer credit card data and the failure of its short-lived Target Canada subsidiary in the early 2010s but experienced revitalized success with its expansion in urban markets within the United States.As of February 2nd, 2019, Target operates 1,844 stores throughout the United States.