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Target Summer Debut Still On At Suncoast

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By TONY HOLT

Hernando Today

Published: November 27, 2008

SPRING HILL - The land has been cleared and Kohl's, the junior anchor store, opened seven weeks ago.

And even though no visible construction has begun and the process normally takes a full year, Hernando County's second Target store is still set to open next summer.

"We are still scheduled for a July 2009 opening," said Target spokesman Steve Linders, who consulted with the regional real estate manager for the giant retailer.

Target paid $3.3 million for 11.75 acres at the Suncoast Shopping Center along Spring Hill Drive east of the Suncoast Parkway.

A spokeswoman from Regency Centers, the developer of the site, said construction appeared to be on schedule.
Motorists driving by the area see only one store in operation. Kohl's held its grand opening Oct. 1, and Regency has not announced any new retailers for the location.

When it was announced in the spring that Target would build a 142,129-square-foot store along Spring Hill Drive, developers said other retailers were looking to move there.

The retail market has since caught up with the rest of the economy.

The Christmas season is not expected to do enough to offset the slumping sales, economists have said.

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