Target’s New Store Openings in July
Mass retailer Target Corp. is adding to its nearly 2,000-store network with the opening of three new locations in California, Missouri and Pennsylvania on July 21.
Target will open a location in Lomita, Calif., – its 127th store in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim market, and its 318th in the state of California. Located at 2130 Pacific Coast Highway, the Lomita store is approximately 33,000 square feet and will employ around 70 associates. It will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
In Missouri, Target will open a store in St. Louis at 900 South Grand Boulevard. This St. Louis Midtown location is approximately 72,000 square feet and will have 95 employees. Local artist Cbabi Bayoc created a mural for the store, which features a design representing the Missouri flag and the three rivers that meet in St. Louis. The store will be open seven days a week from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
Target will open its 78th location in the state of Pennsylvania with a store in Doylestown. Located at 456 North Main Street, the store is approximately 74,500 square feet and will be staffed by around 95 employees. Store hours will be 7 a.m.-11 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m.-11 p.m. on weekends.
All three new stores will include Drive Up, Order Pickup and same-day delivery. They will also feature a CVS Pharmacy and a Starbucks Café. Additionally, Target is growing the number of its shop-in-shops: The Missouri and Pennsylvania stores will each include an Ulta Beauty at Target.
The three new locations are the latest of more than 300 new stores that Target plans to build during the next decade as it aims to reach even more consumers.
As well as connecting with more consumers in store, the retailer is working on its online strategy. Target recently revealed that it was linking up with global commerce platform Shopify to bring customers even more choices when they shop at Target.com. The retailer will offer a selection of Shopify’s popular merchants and products through Target Plus, its third-party digital marketplace.
Further, the company shared that it was pleased with early results from the relaunch of the Target Circle rewards program, which rolled out in April with a paid membership component. Target welcomed more than 1 million new members to the platform in the first quarter alone. “We are very encouraged by the strong response and are just getting started,” said A. Christina Hennington, EVP and chief growth officer, during the company’s recent earnings webcast.
Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is No. 7 on The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2024 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America, with nearly 2,000 locations. PG also included the company on its Retailers of the Century list.
