Target Takes Aim at Hawaii
A little more than a year from now, Target Corporation will have its first stores in Hawaii open for business. A couple days ago (January 24, 2008), Target Corp. broke ground at the new Kapolei Commons Mall, and yesterday broke ground in Salt Lake for a second Target store on Oahu. Both stores are expected to open in March 2009. A third store in Kona on the Big Island will open a few months later in July.
The Kapolei Commons Mall is expected to draw visitors as well as residential traffic. The Ko Olina Resort is nearby, in addition to a planned Hawaii Disney hotel. Read more about the planned Target stores in Hawaii here.
Target Corporation's main retailing subsidiary, Target Stores, is a United States discount retail chain consisting of 1,591 stores (as of October 10, 2007). It has units in all states except for Alaska, Hawaii, and Vermont, operating under the mastheads of Target, Target Greatland, and SuperTarget.
Target Corp. is the 5th largest retailer by sales revenue in the United States behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, Kroger, and Costco. Target is a rival and competitor of Walmart. You can read everything good and bad about Target Stores at Wikipedia.
Didn't see mention of one on Maui yet I guess. I believe there is already a Wal-Mart in Kahului though. I suppose the low prices are helpful for those who are not making a lot of money but I hate to see Hawaii starting to look like New Jersey!
Posted by: Mauigirl | January 29, 2008 at 02:41 PM
Mauigirl is right!
Nee Jersey with a lot of palm trees:)
No seriously, competition is welcome, but evey coin has 2 sides...
Posted by: Kona coffee love | March 10, 2008 at 02:28 AM
Mauigirl,
I don't think they have a Walmart but Kahului definitely has a Kmart.
Kona coffee love,
Supposedly a free market economy balances itself out, but it is a very messy process and not everyone wins. The environment especially usually loses.
Posted by: HawaiiVacationGifts | April 13, 2008 at 03:51 AM