Friday, March 6, 2009

TARGET OPENS WITH A WIMPER

Aloha, Target (TGT). In an exceedingly rare bit of good news, the discount retailer announced earlier this week that it is celebrating the opening of 27 new stores on Sunday, including its first locations in Hawaii, as well as stores all over the continental US, including Rogers, Arkansas; Santa Clarita, California; Pensacola, Florida; Bethlehem, Georgia; Las Vegas, Nevada; Paramus, New Jersey; Cincinnati, Lebanon and Reynoldsburg, Ohio; Philadelphia and Exton, Pennsylvania; Houston, San Antonio and San Marcos, Texas; and Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. It's part of a bigger push by the chain to expand by 60 stores this year.