Originally Posted by
AAerSTL
See above. The ones around me (Watertown, Somerville MA, City Target) are the older/smaller variety and often I can get better prices online or find what I need at TJX (Marshalls/TJMaxx) if it is a household item. They even have a micro sized store close by too, but that's catered towards BU students and grocery items. That said, their ClearRX system was nifty and it's a shame CVS hasn't adopted it or at the least continued using it at TGT locations. They do now own the intelectual property rights so they may do something with it in the future.
Target stores in MA definitely leave something to be desired. Many are the old "Greatland" format that was abandoned in the early 2000s, and the dropping of sub-branding from CityTarget and Target Express stores is baffling to me, since they are VERY different (less selection) than a typical Target but now carry the same branding. I also never saw a SuperTarget in MA when I was working there, which is by far my favorite Target store format. So yeah, I can understand your dislike for Target there.
On the other hand, in Minnesota most Target stores are far better than comparable Walmart stores, IMO. A couple Target Express, no CityTarget, lots of SuperTarget and smaller-format Target (but that still have fresh grocery). Almost all of our former "Greatland" locations were either expanded to SuperTarget, remodeled to smaller-format, or closed in favor of other nearby Target/SuperTarget locations. It's weird to still see the old Greatland format out in the wild, like in Woburn.