Retailer Target Corp. is opening three new locations next week, adding to its nearly 2,000-store network. The new stores will be in Lomita, Calif.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Doylestown, Pa. The three stores combined will mean job opportunities for about 260 employees.
The Lomita location, the company's 127th store in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim market, and its 318th in the state of California, will employ around 70. The St. Louis store, in midtown, will have about 95 employees, as will the Doylestown location, the 78th in the state of Pennsylvania.
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, reports Progressive Grocer. 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, reports Progressive Grocer.
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.