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Target renos worth millions in building permits

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Target Corp. won’t open its Red Deer store until spring, but the retail giant is already having an impact on the local economy.

The City of Red Deer issued a building permit last month for $7.1 million worth of renovations to the former Zellers premises in Bower Place Shopping Centre. PCL Construction has been preparing the site for Target since mid-November, when Zellers ceased operations there.

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Walmart takes Round 1 as Zellers era ends, Edmonton retail rumble begins

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EDMONTON  – The opening of Edmonton’s newest Walmart (NYSE:WMT) on Friday simultaneously marked the end of the Zellers era and the first salvo in a retail war with rival Target.

“Let the games begin,” said Paul McElhone, executive director of the University of Alberta School of Retailing.

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