New East Long Beach Target to open next month

Target’s new “flexible format” store at the busy intersection of Pacific Coast Highway, 7th Street and Bellflower Boulevard is set to open next month, store officials aounced this moing.

The new store, which formerly housed a Ralph’s grocery store, will open March 9.

The store will be smaller than others, including a nearby Target about 2 miles away on Bellflower Boulevard near Steas Street. However, Target officials said customers have responded positively to the new format; so far 18 of them have opened across the country, and two more are plaed in the Los Angeles area in Koreatown and near USC.

The store is 33,000 square feet, and will include apparel, home items, groceries, technology and other items for sale. The store will also include a Starbucks, Target Mobile and Order Pickup.

This new store will cater specifically to the immediate neighborhoods surrounding Cal State Long Beach and VA hospital, Target officials have said.

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