Nataliya Gourley is a Target shopper — for now.
Just down the road from the Blaine SuperTarget where the 37-year-old piano teacher shops, Wal-Mart is planning a new store. Will Gourley defect when the Wal-Mart opens?
“Why not?” she asked. “It’s cheaper. Actually, I was waiting for it.”
She won’t need to wait much longer. Wal-Mart, the country’s top mass merchandiser, is on a building blitz that, by one estimate, will pour $1 billion into Minnesota to build 50 or more stores over the next five to eight years. Already, it’s pursuing at least six new stores in the metro area with many more on the way, say people familiar with the company’s plans.
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