I hope they add a deli market to the N May location. I was surprised they didn't have one since it was a "super" Target.

Not sure why, but the Edmond Target on 2nd Street now has a large number of containers in the side parking lot. This store was recently renovated (right after the Quail Springs Super Target). They did remove the dark wood paneling from each entrance and just painted it brown, but given the number of containers, this seems like a much more extensive project inside the store is happening.

Doubtful. They place the popular items where they do in the store; often in areas to drive foot traffic past more linear feet of shelves to sell more products. There is a complicated
strategy to item placement to drive sales.

TARGET and their planogram team are masters at item placement and theming. It's one of the reasons people tend to enjoy the overall shopping experience more at Target compared to other retailers....and also tend to spend more money than originally anticipated.

Haven't been in Target since pandemic, but... always go in for a few household items,grocery items, etc...gonna spend maybe $40-50...

Something happens *** insert impulse buys *** check out bill is always around $100, lol!

I've been in a couple Wal-Mart stores lately-- a super center and a neighborhood market. I was shocked at how "distribution center" feeling they both were. Concrete floors. Industrial shelving. There was no sense of "place" in any department. All the Targets I've been in locally and while traveling (including super, standard, and urban) have all been a vastly superior shopping experience. In all honesty, I do occasionally get annoyed at some selection items (do they really need 6 rows of *this" Crest and not carry "X" Crest at all?), and their fruit quality in Edmond has been horrible all summer (we've bought most of our fruit at Uptown, but we do that a lot of the time anyway). But overall, their selection is good, and the experience is vastly superior than than the competition. I'm willing to pay slightly more for that benefit.

The older Wal-Marts started out with fairly attractive floor tiles. But in recent years they have been ripped up to leave a polished bare concrete floor. Not at all an attractive look, in my opinion. Surely corporate likes the big advantages with that being reduced floor maintenance with no need to buy new flooring. It's not all unattractive. The flooring of some departments are wood.

TARGET and their planogram team are masters at item placement and theming. It's one of the reasons people tend to enjoy the overall shopping experience more at Target compared to other retailers....and also tend to spend more money than originally anticipated.

There's a great Planet Money podcast about Target and their use of shopper data, including the example of sending a mailer to a customer with coupons for baby onesies and diapers. Customer was 15, Dad calls Target service line in a huff to complain and, long story short? 15 yr old was indeed pregnant. It's a great listen.

There must be at least 50 storage containers at the 50th & May location.

They are deep into the renovation and even at close to 10PM, they were working away. I suspect they are doing a lot of the work overnight.

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I noticed the other day that Target is carrying Levi's (actual Levi brand not just the Denizen) and has a Disney Store section. It seems like with these remodels they're trying to be more higher end.

I noticed the other day that Target is carrying Levi's (actual Levi brand not just the Denizen) and has a Disney Store section. It seems like with these remodels they're trying to be more higher end.

LOL, never thought I'd see Levi's jeans equated to "higher end"...

Lol I use the term loosely, but still it's a lot better quality than some of their Goodfellow products

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New talk sign near may went up yesterday.

I’ve been meaning to share this and just now thought about it, they opened an “express” target across the street from my apartment in Hollywood and it is really nifty for quick shopping. It’s a fraction of the size of even a WM Neighborhood Market and it’s two stories. Once all the proposed residential is built in downtown I can’t for the life of me understand why a target like that wouldn’t be able to survive.

And there's one in Preston Center in Dallas but it's just one story. 100% self checkout.

This one has staffed check out at both the first and second floors. Fairly narrow store.

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I went to a two-story one in San Deigo years ago. First time i ever saw a cart escalator, which was pretty dang cool.

Went to a Target at Lincoln Center Manhattan last week. Was 2 floors all in the basement levels, I’d guess a total of about 15-20,000 sqft total.

The NW Ex / May location is near the completion of its renovation. I'm sure they'll want to wrap up before the holidays.

The food court area still needs to be done and they have yet to change out all the checkout lanes and add the self-checkout, but most the departments are now redone as have the restrooms.


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It may be just me, but I don't understand the reasoning behind why Target loves to put their entrances on one end of the store instead of the middle. The May store here isn't as bad, but not because they designed it that way, it's a consequence of the other store being on the North end and then Target taking it over. What was that, Office Depot? In a lot of the old Targets, it was Westlake/Ace.

Anyway, so WalMart has the two entrances so I get not wanting to have to staff two sets of entrances (Like Kohl's vs Pennys), but the location doesn't always make sense to me. If you're trying to make it easier for grocery folks, well in places like MWC, it's on the opposite end from grocery and that was a new build location (so they had the chance to do whatever they wanted). Moore is the exact same way, just flip-flopped from right to left.

To me, it means cars congregate on one end of the lot, and there's always one section of the store (usually seasonal) that's on the exact opposite end. Why not put the doors in the middle and make everything equidistant from the doors? Customer Service, Starbucks, etc. can still be right there next to the door, I mean you have the freedom to still design the rest of the space however you want.

Or am I totally alone in this?

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Super Targets have two entrances/exits at both ends.

In other stores, I think they want you to walk all the way through the stores as it spurs impulse buys.

It may be just me, but I don't understand the reasoning behind why Target loves to put their entrances on one end of the store instead of the middle. The May store here isn't as bad, but not because they designed it that way, it's a consequence of the other store being on the North end and then Target taking it over. What was that, Office Depot? In a lot of the old Targets, it was Westlake/Ace....

Actually, Office Depot is a separate building, pretty sure the Target building was built all for Target.

Pretty sure Office Depot was actually connected to Target back in the 80s and maybe even 90s. Can’t remember when they built the stand-alone building to the east.

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i remember office depot being located at the north end of target back in 2004. google street view's oldest picture is from 2007 and has the current freestanding office depot.

Guess I was wrong, I didn't get to that part of town much back then, and then left OKC so must've missed out on the building of the new Office Depot and just always thought it was that way.

i remember office depot being located at the north end of target back in 2004. google street view's oldest picture is from 2007 and has the current freestanding office depot.

I believe the area below was originally an Office Depot and then Target took that space over and OD built new to the east.

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I believe the area below was originally an Office Depot and then Target took that space over and OD built new to the east.

i was thinking the same thing. the county assessor's site has pics from 2005 that show remodeling in process. i bet that's when they took over the section that was formerly office depot.

i was hoping to see if that northern section was built later than the main structure, but didn't see any data on that in the record. the structure was originally built in 1969, which kind of surprised me.

Guess I was wrong, I didn't get to that part of town much back then, and then left OKC so must've missed out on the building of the new Office Depot and just always thought it was that way.

can't believe that you didn't remember where a particular office supply store was nearly 20 years ago. we'll let it slip. this time. lol. : )

can't believe that you didn't remember where a particular office supply store was nearly 20 years ago. we'll let it slip. this time. lol. : )

Ha, if it was around NW 63rd/May or 122nd/Penn from decades ago, I might, those were my old stomping grounds, but this area wasn't so much...

I recall the original department store in the building was something like Arlan's. The front had many entrances and all glass IIRC. I also think the north end always had a separate business until Target took over the space on the remodel.

I recall the original department store in the building was something like Arlan's. The front had many entrances and all glass IIRC. I also think the north end always had a separate business until Target took over the space on the remodel.

i think you're right about arlan's... the target at sw 44th and western had a similar history.

Yes, it was definitely an Arlan's which was built in the '60s along with Founders Fair on the west side of May just north of NW Expressway.

So were most of the old Target's an Arlan's? The old SW 44th and MWC ones were mirrors of each other. Westlake Hardware on one end. What looked like an auto shop that was closed in. etc.

Arlan's predates my world, or at least when i was old enough to pay attention. So Target in MWC was like that as long as I could remember back to the mid 80's.

Looks like they are wrapping up the remodel at NW Expressway and May.

These are the new checkout lanes and you can see in the background they have started work on the food court area. No self-checkout yet but the cashier said they are coming.

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I hope that they're doing something with that flooring other than just polishing it

The Target at NW Expressway and May is wrapping up its renovation.

The self check-out lanes are now open and most of the work is complete. They have removed the majority of the shipping containers and are reopening sections of the parking lot.

A manager told me they are shutting work down until after the holidays. After the first of the year they will finish up.

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Yes, the floors are so ugly. I guess management likes the lower maintenance costs and the fact the floor will never need to be replaced. Why spend anything on new floor covering when you don't have to?

It looks the same way at the east side Stillwater Wal-Mart. At least, so far, they haven't removed the good looking wooden floors in the clothing section. At least the newer west side Walmart has better looking solid floors from being consistently coppery brown. But, darn, they took out the wooden floors in the clothing section making it look far worse and stupid.

I don't see why Target should have to copy after Wal-Mart, assuming those bare floors will remain.

The floors are what I hate as well and keep hoping that is just the final project but they are so polished it seems they are staying

I would be shocked if those floors are the final product. Not fortune 500 quality at all imo

I noticed yesterday they have removed all but one container from the huge parking lot facing May (one remains for some reason).

But there are still two dozen containers that were moved to the north of the store. They now sit in a parking area that was rarely used.

Other than possibly tiling the areas that are now polished concrete, the only thing I know that hasn't been completed is the food court area. The remaining work will restart after the holidays.

I would be shocked if those floors are the final product. Not fortune 500 quality at all imo

Amen to that. That whole polished concrete look only works when you have fresh concrete that is smooth and doesn't have a ton of unsightly seams. Just that snippet of the area at the food court shows that this is not a good candidate. It looks exactly like it is, tile pulled up and an attempt to go cheap....that didn't work out.

I actually like the contemporary look of polished concrete. I did it all throughout my house.

They have pretty much completed the renovation.

The food court area:

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It is so nice! I spent an hour wandering around there Sunday. Stellar renovation.

The self-checkout lanes are a godsend to someone like me who usually only buys 1-3 items.

It's all really, really well-done.

The floors are what I hate as well and keep hoping that is just the final project but they are so polished it seems they are staying

If it's like Wal-Mart, I bet the concrete floors in newer Targets built in the last 10 years look much better.

The self-checkout lanes are a godsend to someone like me who usually only buys 1-3 items.

if they would have more than two cahiers open, you would not have a problem.

The Target at NW Expressway and Rockwell is set to get the bigger makeover treatment.

I suspect they will start work after the holidays.

I needed some LaCroix the other day and used their curbside delivery - it was awesome! I know my wife doesn't like to use this for groceries, but it sure beats walking through the parking lot to the back of the store. We tried Walmart during COVID - how do they compare?

I needed some LaCroix the other day and used their curbside delivery - it was awesome! I know my wife doesn't like to use this for groceries, but it sure beats walking through the parking lot to the back of the store. We tried Walmart during COVID - how do they compare?

I've used both for curbside. 6 of one, half dozen of the other. For me they are equivalent, just some different brands stocked by these opposing chains.

With the growth of OKC over the past decade, would we see another Target be built in the metro?

In the mid 2000's to early 2010's, Target was expanding aggressively in the market with new stores in Moore, Midwest City, Norman, and Yukon all coming within a few years of each other and renovating the existing stores. I know they closed the store across from Sears on SW44th, but given the changing landscape of retail, didn't know if there was an area prime for another location in the metro?

The Paycom Corridor along Memorial may be far enough away from Quail Springs and NW Expressway and new homes in that area are increasing population, and I could also see one being built for future growth in East Edmond somewhere along I-35 to go along with the WalMart, Sams's, Showbiz Cinema, and new Crest to also pull in from places like Stillwater, Guthrie, and Enid.

It appears Target Corporation is still opening new stores frequently in other locations: https://corporate.target.com/about/locations/upcoming-stores

Maybe an urban location near downtown, if those housing projects finish.

Maybe an urban location near downtown, if those housing projects finish.

No, we aren't Las Vegas, but a store of this size, 20,000 square feet with essentials and fresh food, would be perfect for an urban location.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/new-target-store-opens-on-las-vegas-strip-2093293/ - Take a look at the video and images of the store layout.

Target has dropped their CityTarget and ExpressTarget branding, all their stores are just "Target" but these smaller stores follow those concepts.

I think the Quail Springs Super Target was one of the very last stores to keep the "Super" branding during their latest renovation. All other OKC Targets have shifted to just "target"

One upgrade would be to make all the existing metro Targets "Super Targets"

At one time before the walmart was built....there was a rumor that Target would build SW OKC near 104th/I44, Either was strictly rumor or that ship has long sailed as haven't heard it in a long time. (I was told by a Target district office level employee)

With the growth of OKC over the past decade, would we see another Target be built in the metro?

In the mid 2000's to early 2010's, Target was expanding aggressively in the market with new stores in Moore, Midwest City, Norman, and Yukon all coming within a few years of each other and renovating the existing stores. I know they closed the store across from Sears on SW44th, but given the changing landscape of retail, didn't know if there was an area prime for another location in the metro?

The Paycom Corridor along Memorial may be far enough away from Quail Springs and NW Expressway and new homes in that area are increasing population, and I could also see one being built for future growth in East Edmond somewhere along I-35 to go along with the WalMart, Sams's, Showbiz Cinema, and new Crest to also pull in from places like Stillwater, Guthrie, and Enid.

It appears Target Corporation is still opening new stores frequently in other locations: https://corporate.target.com/about/locations/upcoming-stores

I used to be an insider for this type of information, and I have been out of the loop for a few years now. However, I would say the answer to this question is that Target building a new store in the OKC metro in the next 10 years is "very, very unlikely." We just are not growing fast enough to warrant it. Five years ago, Target's sales growth in the OKC metro was pretty lackluster compared to the markets where they were adding new stores. That trend has certainly reversed. The Quail Springs stores has benefitted greatly from the growth in the far NW part of the city, and it's one of the company's best performing stores now. However, it probably isn't enough to warrant an additional unit. Target would need to be reasonably sure an additional unit could do at least $40-50M+ of incremental annual sales, and that's just not likely at this time. At most, I could see a relocation of the Rockwell store to a few miles to the north. You'd get a "new" store out of that, but it would just replace an existing one.

As far as an urban, small format store goes - I think Stillwater would actually be a better location right now. Maybe downtown OKC in about 10 years.

All the alcoholic beverages have disappeared from the shelves at the NW 50th and May Target for about the last month. The shelves are covered with black tarps. Did Target lose their liquor license?

I have the same question as Mesta Parker, what happened to the rows of alcohol at 50th and May covered in tarp? It’s been like that for about three+ months and now it appears if they are finally putting in other items and repurposing that area. Anyone know what happened? All Target stores in OKC or just 50th and May? Just really strange to get rid of all alcohol.

I have the same question as Mesta Parker, what happened to the rows of alcohol at 50th and May covered in tarp? It’s been like that for about three+ months and now it appears if they are finally putting in other items and repurposing that area. Anyone know what happened? All Target stores in OKC or just 50th and May? Just really strange to get rid of all alcohol.

I can say for certain that the store on Memorial and Penn and NW Expressway and MacArthur both have their wine/beer selections, I have wondered about 50th and May though.