13 November 2014 (01:13 UTC-07 Tango)/20 Muharram 1436/22 Aban 1393/21 Yi-Hai 4712
The Minnesota based discount department store just announced another 11 stores will be shutdown before the end of February 2015.
The new list of store closures will affecte the states of Georgia (Lithonia), Illinois (Calumet, McHenry), Indiana (Castleton), Iowa (Clinton), Kansas (Wichita East), Michigan (Bay City, Monroe, Northland), Minnesota (Austin) and Texas (Carrolton).
In January 2014, Target announced it would close eight stores by May 2014, on top of the four stores shutdown in February. Target has been shutting down stores since at least 2010. But so far, and despite declining sales and the loss of $148-million USD due to the credit card data theft, Target also continues to manage to open new stores.
List of 2014 Target shutdowns:
Arizona: 28 years old Chandler store closed in February, but apparently a new Target was opened months later just a mile away from the closed one, and there’s a ‘Super’ Target just across city lines in Gilbert.
California: 31 years old Chula Vista store on North Fourth Avenue closed in February (117 jobs lost). Target administrators decided to shutdown the store based on the future “potential of this specific location…..we’re looking at is longtime performance and potential.”, meaning they don’t see any economic recovery.
Florida: 22 years old Leesburg Lake Square Mall store closed in February (82 jobs lost). 25 years old ‘Super’ (has groceries) Target in Orange Park closed in May (150 jobs lost). Target officials did not say the store was actually losing money, but “anticipated” that it would in the near future, meaning they don’t see any economic recovery happening.
Georgia: 18 years old Morrow store closed in February (100 jobs lost). ‘Super’ Target in Duluth closed in May (at least 100 jobs lost). The biggest complaint from customers was the lack of employees, noting that even on a busy day only three or four of the 25 checkout lanes were open (sounds like the Ammon, Idaho, Target)!
Illinois: West Dundee closed in May (100 jobs lost). Local reports said the shutdown is a blow to city tax revenues, because Target was in the top five local tax generators (which indicates their sales were good): “We were just getting used to the loss of Best Buy and this is another blow to the village’s finances!”-Dave Danielson, finance director
Nevada: A Las Vegas store closed in May (100 jobs lost) and a store in North Las Vegas (75 jobs lost). Loyal customers were pissed off: “I’m very shocked! This is the first I’ve heard of it. Disappointed and shocked at the same time!”-Randy Day
Ohio: A Middletown Target closed in May, despite a petition with more than 1-thousand customer signatures begging to keep the store open (80 jobs lost). A Trotwood store closed in May, despite petitions with at least 2550 customer signatures begging to keep the store open (90 jobs lost).
Tennessee: A 14 years old Memphis Target on Winchester Road closed in May (100 jobs lost).
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