Target Expands Fresh Food Selection

Target has initiated remodels at 90 general merchandise stores across the U.S., which are expected to be completed on June 24, 2012. Upon completion of the construction, these stores will offer a full selection of affordable and quality fresh foods to guests across the country. The June stores will be the second of three cycles of remodels for Target this year.  Stores scheduled for the June remodel cycle span markets across the country, from Des Moines, Iowa to El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. To view a complete map of Target store locations receiving the expanded grocery layout in June 2012, as well as those that received the remodel in the March 2012 cycle, please visit Freshfood.target.com. Nearly 1,000 Target stores currently offer an expanded food layout. At these Target stores, approximately 10,000 square feet is dedicated to a vast array of fresh food choices, including a curated assortment of fresh produce, fresh packaged meat and pre-packaged baked goods, in addition to dry and frozen offerings. By the end of the year, more than 1,100 Target stores will offer the expanded fresh food layout. “We are excited to incorporate our enhanced food assortment into additional stores in June,” said Annette Miller, senior vice president of grocery, Target. “By remodeling these stores, we bring an expanded offering of fresh food and added convenience to our guests in these communities.” Target’s stores with an expanded assortment of food offer a selection of national food brands, as well as award-winning Target owned brands, including Archer Farms premium foods, Market Pantry value staples and meal options and Sutton & Dodge premium quality USDA Choice beef.