The Minneapolis-based company has selected a total of 189 leases it plans to buy from Canadian retailer Zellers; it intends to open between 125 and 135 Target stores in Canada and sell the remaining leases to other retailers or landlords.
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The retailer reportedly sold out of the limited edition Missoni fashion line in local stores shortly after they hit shelves, and the company's Web site was down for at least a portion of Tuesday morning.
The first Provisions Bakery Cafe food items are available at a Minneapolis Dunn Brothers coffee shop-and four more locations are set to test the model and offer fresh foods later this fall.
A transition to the company's new Web site resulted in some technical difficulties regarding the management of bridal and baby gift registries-and the company is apologizing to affected users and offering a discount on their next online purchase.
St. Paul-based Luminosities, Inc., which does business as Windflame, was one of nine manufacturers and distributors to recall pourable gel fuels; in an unrelated matter, Manhattan Group, LLC, a Minneapolis-based toy maker, recalled about 3,300 wooden rattles due to a choking hazard.
The retailer reported a 4.1 percent increase in August sales, and plans to hire "thousands" in Canada in the years ahead.
The electronics retailer has partnered with online game CityVille's developer-Zynga-to allow players to build in-game Best Buy stores.
Lunds said that it expects to open its new 20,000-square-foot grocery store and adjacent liquor store in downtown Minneapolis next summer.
Surly Brewing Company has hired Minneapolis-based real estate advisory firm Tegra Group-which was involved in several iconic local projects, including the Walker Art Center and Target Field-to help move forward with its $20 million "destination brewery."
The Richfield-based electronics retailer is reportedly ready to test a program through which customers can enter rent-to-own agreements.
The company, which previously outsourced its online operations to Amazon.com, will now assume full control over its Web site.
Mayo's new store at the Mall of America gives mall-goers a chance to learn more about health and wellness-and it allows Mayo to gather input from visitors that will influence its plans for a permanent facility at the mall.
Hempel sold the Rockridge Center to Recency Centers, which also recently purchased the Calhoun Commons shopping center in Uptown Minneapolis.
The local ad shop made interactive videos and other components of a new advertising campaign for Target's partnership with Missoni.
The electronics retailer's kiosk business has opened 150 locations within the past three years and has plans to open 100 more, including some in Anaheim, California's Downtown Disney District and on various college campuses.
Dairy Queen and managing franchisee Grupo Buen Rollo are set to open a group of 15 stores in Guatemala starting in October.
The electronics giant is using e-mail, text messaging and social media to alert customers about the deals, which will last until midnight or until inventory is gone; the first deal was offered Monday.
The Mooty family, including Chuck Mooty, former CEO of International Dairy Queen, has closed on the purchase of Faribault Woolen Mills.