Target is closing nine stores across four states due to escalating theft and organized retail crime.
Despite efforts to increase security and implement theft-deterrent tools, the challenges persisted. The affected markets and remaining stores are as follows:
New York City:
- Harlem: 517 E 117th St. (96 stores remaining, over 20,000 team members)
Seattle:
- University Way: 4535 University Way NE
- Ballard: 1448 NW Market St., Ste. 100 (22 stores remaining, nearly 4,000 team members)
San Francisco/Oakland:
- SF Folsom: 1690 Folsom St.
- Oakland Broadway: 2650 Broadway
- Pittsburg: 4301 Century Blvd. (32 stores remaining, over 6,400 team members)
Portland:
- Galleria: 939 SW Morrison St.
- Powell: 3031 SE Powell Blvd.
- Hollywood: 4030 NE Halsey St. (15 stores remaining, more than 2,500 team members)
Over 150 stores remain operational in these regions. Target is increasing security measures, including locking cases for certain merchandise and partnering with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations division.
Target stated, “While we will continue to make meaningful investments throughout our business, we cannot solve this issue on our own.”
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