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March 21, 2017

Target revamps for shopping fast, or slow

  • Target will tweak the format based on shoppers' responses. More than 600 stores are scheduled for updates over the next three years.
    • By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
    AP Retail Writer

    NEW YORK — In a move to bring shoppers back to its stores, Target is embarking on an ambitious redesign aimed at helping people who need to dash in for milk to get out quickly while encouraging those who want to wander the aisles to linger.

    The new layout was unveiled by CEO Brian Cornell in Las Vegas Monday. It will feature a separate entrance and 10-minute parking for shoppers looking to pick up an online order or some essentials. New center aisles will be curved rather than squared off, to inspire people to explore, says Mark Schindele, senior vice president of Target Properties. LED track lighting will replace fluorescent fixtures, and brand boutiques meant to replicate a specialty-store feel will showcase rotating looks.


     
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