Target Drive-Up Service To Be Offered In Columbia

COLUMBIA, MD — Target fans, rejoice! Customers in Columbia can now drive up to the big-box retailer and have items brought out to their car within two minutes of ordering on the Target app.

The service is now available at more than 1,250 stores, with plans to arrive in more cities throughout the year, according to a statement from Target.

Now Target's Drive Up service is expanding to several cities in Maryland, including Columbia.

Here are the stores that Target announced this week were added to the drive-up roster:

• Columbia
• Aberdeen
• Baltimore
• Bowie
• Easton
• Gaithersburg
• Hyattsville
• Silver Spring

"We’re well on our way to making Drive Up available in most Target stores by the end of the year,” Target Senior Vice President of Digital Dawn Block said in a statement. "We know guests want same-day services, and we’re eager for even more guests to be able to try Drive Up—our fast, top-rated service."

— By Patch editors Kristin Danley-Greiner and Elizabeth Janney