I never thought that I'd be writing a story about this mega store closing in Minnesota.  Due to poor performance though, a Walmart store in Minnesota is closing for good.

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BREAKING: Minnesota Walmart Store Closing For Good

According to Kare 11, the Walmart store located at 1200 Shingle Creek Pkwy in Brooklyn Center in Minnesota is set to close next month.  The closing is due to the store not meeting the financial expectations that the company had for this location.

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About 350 individuals are employed at this Walmart location and thankfully, they will be given opportunities to transfer to another Walmart store in the area.

Where are the Nearest Walmart Stores to the Brooklyn Center Location That is Closing?

Several other locations can also be found south of Minneapolis.

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Target Announces One Minnesota Store Is Closing

On March 16th, news broke that Target was going to be closing the store located at 1300 W. Lake Street in Minneapolis.  The store would be closing for good on May 13th, 2023.

This is a fairly new store but also one of the smaller stores.  It opened in 2017 but the square footage it occupies is about 22,000 square feet, which is smaller than a typical full-size Target store.  The store currently employs 45 people and thankfully all will be offered other opportunities at other Target stores in the area.

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