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Target marks opening of first Vermont store

New location brings discount chain to all 50 states

Russell Redman

October 19, 2018

2 Min Read
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This weekend, Target Corp. will officially open its first store in Vermont, which will give the discount retailer stores in all 50 states.

A grand opening event for the new location, at 155 Dorset St. in South Burlington’s University Mall, is scheduled for Oct. 21. Measuring 60,000 square feet, the store is one of the more than 130 small-format units that Minneapolis-based Target plans to open by the end of 2019.

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The South Burlington store carries groceries — including fresh produce, grab-and-go foods, meal solutions and snacks — plus personal care and beauty items, health care products, apparel and accessories (for men, women, children and babies), back-to-school offerings, household essentials and home decor.

Curbside pickup service also will be available at the store, which will have drive-up lanes where store associates will bring online orders to customers waiting in their cars.

Shipt, a Target subsidiary, will be making its Vermont debut as well with the launch of same-day delivery on Oct. 23. About 60,000 households in the greater Burlington area will get access to delivery of groceries, household staples, electronics, toys and other products in as soon as an hour.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Shipt said it’s expanding its network of personal shoppers in the metropolitan market to support order fulfillment. Shoppers in Vermont who sign up with Shipt before launch are being offered $50 off the $99 annual membership, which provides free, unlimited deliveries for orders over $35.

“In conjunction with the opening of Vermont’s very first Target store, Shipt is able to offer convenient same-day delivery to Burlington area residents,” Bill Smith, founder and CEO of Shipt, said in a statement. “This milestone for Target also marks a milestone market for Shipt, which is now available throughout New England, and continues to grow with Target across the country.”

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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