DENVER (KDVR) — Target is one of the most popular retailers in the U.S., with over 1,900 stores in all 50 states. As of 2024, there are over 40 Target locations in Colorado, with over 20 in the Denver metro area alone.
However, Target wasn’t always as big as it is now.
The first Target store opened in Minnesota in the early 1960s, and by 1966, the company was looking to expand to a different region entirely.
The company settled on opening two stores in the Denver metro area . The reason behind picking the Mile High City was simple: it was similar enough to Minneapolis, where the chain first began.
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“Denver … like Minneapolis … has four distinct seasons to ensure a continuously changing apparel market,” a company leader said at the time, according to Target.
