# The six new stores are located in Arizona, Missouri, New Jersey and North Carolina.

*business · news · 2026-04-18 · USA TODAY*

## Key points

- Target will open six new stores on May 17 across Arizona, Missouri, New Jersey, and North Carolina.
- Five of the new Target locations are larger than the company's 125,000 square-foot average footprint.
- The St. Louis, Missouri Target will be the largest, at 149,000 square feet.
- Expanded store space includes significantly enlarged grocery sections and backrooms five times older store size.
- Target plans to hire about 870 employees across these six new stores.

**Companies:** Target
**Countries:** United States

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