In 1969, it acquired the Lechmere electronics and appliances chain that operated in New England, and expanded Target Stores into Texas and Oklahoma with six new units and its first distribution center in Fridley, Minnesota.
In 1969, it acquired the Boston-based Lechmere electronics and appliances chain that operated in New England and the Philadelphia-based jewelry chain J.E. Caldwell. It expanded Target Stores into Texas and Oklahoma with six new units and its first distribution center in Fridley, Minnesota.