Minneapolis — Target has decided on the location of its first 24 stores in Canada. As previously announced, Target plans to open 125 to 135 stores in Canada, most of which will open in 2013.
Goodlettsville, TN — Dollar General plans to open 625 new stores and add over 6,000 jobs in 2012, as well as remodel or relocate 550 stores and open a distribution center in California.
Pittsburgh — Dick’s Sporting Goods will open three new stores in Tulsa and Broken Arrow, Okla., this week — marking its first stores in the state of Oklahoma.
Miami — City Furniture, South Florida’s top-selling furniture retailer, has launched a $17.5 million expansion program to construct or renovate five stores from Miami to West Palm Beach.
Menomonee Falls, WI — On September 28, Kohl’s Department Stores marked the grand opening of 30 new stores, bringing approximately 4,000 new jobs across 20 states.
Stamford, CT — Brothers Shep and Ian Murray, CEOs and co-founders of vineyard vines®, plan to open four new retail stores in November 2011, bringing the retailer’s total store count to 20.
Cincinnati and New York City — Macy’s Inc.’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit has grown 50%, allowing the department store giant to move forward with growth plans in 2011.