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Subject: Re: [Mpls] Target Closing in North Minneapolis: Lake Street K Mart is
thriving
The more stores Target and other retail chains build, the more local their
clientele and customer bases become, and in a depressed economy, local
stores patronized
I have shopped at the Broadway Target since it opened. In fact, it used to
be the only Target I went to. However, in the last five years or so, it has
declined drastically. The stock is not complete. It is the only Target I
have seen with empty shelf space on a regular basis. At times, they
It's interesting that despite great freeway access,
the Target store in north Minneapolis isn't generating
enough traffic to remain viable. Meanwhile, K Mart on
Lake Street, which has suffered poor freeway access
since it was built, has survived several rounds of K
Mart downsizing. As a company,
The K-Mart on Lake has been tauted as one of the 10
most profitable K-Marts in Minnesota.
Barb Lickness
Whittier
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the
world. Indeed,
it's the only thing that ever has. -- Margaret Mead
of that precious right.
--Mahatma Gandhi
From: Dave Piehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 08:20:01 -0700 (PDT)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls] Target Closing in North Minneapolis: Lake Street K Mart is
thriving
It's interesting that despite great freeway access,
the Target store
I have spent my entire life growing up in North Minneapolis. I grew up in
the projects. The Target store on West Broadway has been around for as long
as I can remember. Some community leaders want to turn the soon to be old
Target store into a community center. I feel that is the last thing
For retail stores to remain open, they need enough customers. Target closing
is a blow to North Minneapolis, and I hate to see this happen, but a store
has to make a profit to stay in business. Many retail stores have a hard
time making a profit in low income neighborhoods. There are often not
The Target on West Broadway closing hits home for me. My first job (at age
15) was at the Target on West Broadway. My Mother still works at that Target
and has worked there for 13 years. There is real anxiety amongst the long
term staff, such as my Mother, who are middle aged or older and
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls] Target Closing in North Minneapolis
I have spent my entire life growing up in North Minneapolis. I grew up in
the projects. The Target store on West Broadway has been around for as long
as I can remember. Some community leaders want to turn
