Lets see: May Department stores recently bought Marshall Fields. The former Daytons' store in DT St. Paul is the last of the department stores in downtown. We still do not know what affect the recent purchase by May will have on this store. We do know that Daytons (now Marshall Fields) is still in Downtown St. Paul because the city gave big money to help renovate and update this Sixth and Wabasha store.
What a deal, sell this site back to Target Corp, with the understanding that Target opens a Target Greatland or a Target retail/office complex. Just think. I won't have to drive to North St. Paul to get my Target needs met. On the other hand, I am not sure I would want to carry some of my normal Target purchases (50 pounds of dog food) the 8 blocks to my car. Of course there are locations in lowertown that might be suitable for demolition and construction of a new building that would meet the shopping needs of downtown residents. Mike Fratto Payne Phalen >>> "Bob Spaulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/31/2005 10:50:37 AM >>> 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. ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
