Target Eyeing New Location In West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — With several national retailers recently shuttering stores and businesses leaving the state, there may be a bit of good news for Connecticut as Target is eyeing a new location in West Hartford. Target is considering opening a new location in the Edens Shopping Center in Bishops Corner, which formerly housed a Walmart Neighborhood Market that closed in 2016.

Target has applied for a request of minor architectural changes and signage, which is required because the center is a Special Development District, according to We-Ha.com. The request, which requires approval from the town planner, is a prerequisite for signing a lease for Target and is expected to be approved, We-Ha.com reports.

Target officials confirmed to NBC Connecticut that they are “pursuing the opportunity” in the Bishops Corner neighborhood but couldn’t share any new store plans without a lease being signed.

The news involving national retailers hasn’t been kind to Connecticut recently. Kmart announced late last month that its Milford location would soon be closing for good. Brookstone closed its three remaining Connecticut locations as part of its bankruptcy filing in which the company announced it was closing all of its mall locations nationwide.

In a bit of a surprise, Sears announced that it was closing its Waterbury location at the beginning of September after previously saying that no Connecticut stores were scheduled to close as part of the company’s goal to streamline operations.

Toys R Us closed its remaining Connecticut locations in June and Sam’s Club abruptly closed two locations in Connecticut earlier this year.

Read more about the potential new Target location at We-Ha.com here and NBC Connecticut here.