By Nicole Norfleet From Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS—Target Corp. is still growing faster than it did before the pandemic, and executives on Wednesday signaled they expect no letup in the months ahead. Sales grew 8.9 percent in May, June, and July, which is the second quarter of Target’s fiscal year, on top of record growth of more than 24 percent during the same time last year. More people returned to shopping in stores at the beginning of the summer and back-to-school shopping has been healthy, executives of the Minneapolis-based retailer said. “Our theme for this quarter was growth on top of growth,” Brian Cornell, the company’s chief executive, said in a call with analysts. “But you should expect that theme to continue going forward.” Same-store sales grew 8.7 percent as store visits, or traffic, rose 13 percent. Digital sales rose 10 percent. Target’s profit rose 7.4 percent. “Traffic has been very …