NewPark Target To Close Early March

Target employees have told shoppers that the store located inside of will soon close.

Signs indicate that the store will be closing early on Monday, March 5 and employees have said the doors will officially close the following day.

The closure of the mall's Target is a move that was expected. The store is relocating into a larger, newly constructed building at Pacific Commons in Fremont, which employees have said will open March 11.

City Manager John Becker said Thursday night that while Target's closure was anticipated, it means NewPark Mall will have one less anchor store.

"Mall management has ideas on how to replace it, but no announcements have been made at this point," Becker said.

NewPark Mall General Manager Kelly Gardner declined to comment this week.

Becker noted, however, that the Target corporation has made recent efforts to occupy larger, single-story locations, which differentiates from NewPark Mall's two-story Target store.

"Hopefully, in the long-term, it’ll be positive for the community and city," Becker said.