foxmulder Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Did target ever have an "auto center?" Reason i'm asking the old Target Greatland on Spencer had a few auto type garage doors on the side and so does the Target on Kleckly near Almeda mall. I was in Vegas a few weeks ago and saw my first Target Garden Center, Granted it was closed off a few years ago. Nothing but over stock in the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Target is a chick store. No tools, no hardware, no automotive, no garden shop, and no hunting or sporting goods! But if you want color coordinated bath mats, towels and soap dishes,Target is the place to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yes. The first gen Targets that opened in the 1970s did, often extruding out on the right side of the store. The Target that the Memorial City Mall one replaced had one. The Target in Gulfgate where Auchan was had one too. Don't know when they stopped, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intencity77 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I believe Target phased out the automotive garage area some time in the late 80's. I remember the former East Freeway location (now Burlington Coat Factory) doing this during its last remodel and expanding the store space into the former garage area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyf Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Target is a chick store. No tools, no hardware, no automotive, no garden shop, and no hunting or sporting goods! But if you want color coordinated bath mats, towels and soap dishes,Target is the place to go. There used to be one on the other side of the freeway from Greenspoint mall. I remember going there with my parents several times back in the 80s. Target was a lot like K-mart back then from what I can remember. They had a pretty large electronics section and were big on video games. We bought a TV and a VCR from that store. I don't remember too much more about it except there was a lot of red (much like today). It seems like they became more of a white woman's store in the 2000s. They were smart to set themselves apart from Walmart and Kmart rather than trying to directly compete with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Target was always a bit more upscale than Walmart or Kmart, even though they hadn't have eliminated whole departments back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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