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Target opened its first location in 1962 in Roseville, Minnesota. It was originally owned by Dayton Hudson Corporation, and it's interesting that that holding company didn't change their name until August 2000. There are 1781 Target locations in 49 states. Target also has stores in India and Canada, and will have 150 stores in Canada by the end of 2013 as they acquires Zellers.
That first store opened by target was torn down in 2005 and they rebuilt. The Wal-Mart in my hometown did the same thing. Their original store was facing south, and it didn't sell groceries. They tore it down, and rebuilt on the same lot, though in a slightly different location, facing west. They originally had a lot of extra land, and I was told they would at some point build other stores on the vacant portion of the lot, but I'm sure they're glad they didn't do that after all. Target locations often do the same type of thing.
Kmart really seems to be falling on hard times. The next town over from me is a decent sized city of 100,000. They had two Kmart locations, and recently closed one of them. I hadn't even been inside Kmart for several years until the other day. Target however seems to be on the upside as they're adding 150 Target locations in Canada.
It also seems that malls have fallen on hard times. Not all that long ago it seemed like malls were part of American culture. Teen agers were known for hanging out at the mall. Now it seems more like the current trend is strip malls. Except they try to vary the sizes of the stores and the exterior appearance of the stores to make them look like individual stores. Colorado Springs has a large 3-sided type of strip mall with trendy stores and restaurants. The cars park in the middle of the mall. I suppose it's a better system than the mall structure, but it would seem to me each store would get less window shopping since people can go directly to the store they want, and then return to their car.
That first store opened by target was torn down in 2005 and they rebuilt. The Wal-Mart in my hometown did the same thing. Their original store was facing south, and it didn't sell groceries. They tore it down, and rebuilt on the same lot, though in a slightly different location, facing west. They originally had a lot of extra land, and I was told they would at some point build other stores on the vacant portion of the lot, but I'm sure they're glad they didn't do that after all. Target locations often do the same type of thing.
Kmart really seems to be falling on hard times. The next town over from me is a decent sized city of 100,000. They had two Kmart locations, and recently closed one of them. I hadn't even been inside Kmart for several years until the other day. Target however seems to be on the upside as they're adding 150 Target locations in Canada.
It also seems that malls have fallen on hard times. Not all that long ago it seemed like malls were part of American culture. Teen agers were known for hanging out at the mall. Now it seems more like the current trend is strip malls. Except they try to vary the sizes of the stores and the exterior appearance of the stores to make them look like individual stores. Colorado Springs has a large 3-sided type of strip mall with trendy stores and restaurants. The cars park in the middle of the mall. I suppose it's a better system than the mall structure, but it would seem to me each store would get less window shopping since people can go directly to the store they want, and then return to their car.