I'm told downtown Minneapolis' Target store is doing better than anticipated. In the top 5 in the country in midday sales, in the top 25% of all Target stores in sales figures. So one coming to St. Paul may not be all that surprising.
Bob Spaulding Downtown
St. Paul, Target talking about downtown store
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2005/03/28/story1.html? page=1
Top St. Paul officials are in serious conversations with Target Corporation about the possibility of luring a Target store downtown.
St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly and Susan Kimberly, the city's director of planning and economic development (PED), are spearheading the effort.
Their vision is a store similar to the one on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. And despite some real estate insiders who think the idea is improbable, Target is open to the idea.
"We're certainly very interested in downtown St. Paul," said Paula Thornton-Greear, a spokeswoman for Target. "It's too premature to predict that Target would be coming there, too premature to speculate on an opening date, but we're still very interested in the area."
The talks have been ongoing for more than a year, city sources said, but recently have heated up and fueled speculation in the real estate community that a decision from Target is near.
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