The new mini-Target officially opens Oct. 21, but shoppers are encouraged to come by the Pennsylvania Avenue location for a sneak peak.

The store will be Target’s third small-format location in Center City and fourth in the area, following debuts in Washington Square West, Rittenhouse Square, and Roxborough, writes Suzette Parmley for philly.com.

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In April the company announced at least two more mini-Targets are coming:

One at Fifth and Spring Garden Streets is projected to open in July 2018 to serve booming Northern Liberties and Fishtown, followed by another one at Broad Street and Washington Avenue, called the Lincoln Square shopping center, in South Philadelphia in October 2018.

Steve Niggeman, executive vice president at Metro Commercial, which handled all six city deals for Target, said all “have a direct relationship with the neighborhoods. The Art Museum location, for instance, provides Target with the access and availability to penetrate this market.”

In mid-August, Target began hiring for 75 positions for the new store. Some new hires were logging late hours this week to get the new store ready for its debut. Starting tomorrow, the store will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday.

The Philly-area stores are among 130 small-format stores Target plans to open throughout major U.S. cities by 2019.

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