Exploring a former Target store... (special coverage)

Former Target Greatland store - 3720 Soldano Blvd - Columbus, Ohio

The footage in this video was taken in March 2016 after the store was closed to the public, but still in the process of selling off remaining store fixtures.

This 134,618 square foot Target Greatland (#668) opened on October 13th, 1991 along with two other Columbus Area stores. This was Target's first entry into the Columbus market. The Target operated under the Target Greatland banner until closing on January 30th, 2016.

This Target store was built on the former site of a drive-in theater that had been open since the 1950s. The long driveway on West Broad going back to the Target store is a relic of the old drive-in. The Consumer Square shopping center originally opened with Cub Foods as a co-anchor. Cub Foods later became a Kroger store.

Some people claim this was one of the most profitable Target stores in the 1990s. That may explain why the store had 24 checkouts at one time! Since then other Columbus area Target stores have opened and many retail stores (plus Westland Mall) in the area around this Target failed. A large Hollywood Casino opened a block from here but apparently that did little to draw people to Target.

In August 2015, Target announced that this store would be closing in November, possibly on the 1st. I visited this store on November 1st (what I thought was the last day) only to find the shelves still being stocked, the Food Avenue still serving up popcorn, and the seasonal section was brimming with Christmas decorations. Everything seemed to be business as usual except for one thing, the Pharmacy was shut down. There was a note on the front door saying the pharmacy shut down in October and that prescriptions were moved to another Target.

A couple days after my November 2015 visit, Target announced again that this store would be closing; this time it would be closing on January 30th, 2016 at 10 pm.

I kept meaning to edit and post this video for a long time (the footage is over a year old as of posting), but finally got around to it now. It is not the best quality footage, but better than nothing! I have some more photos of the store on my Flickr account...

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