One of the nation’s largest retailers is opening eight new stores, including three locations that exceed the chain’s previous square-foot average.

The stores are part of Target’s plan to build 300 new locations over the next decade, joining the 2,000 existing locations. Three locations – California Jurup Valley, Florida Brandenton Heritage Harbor and Florida Wildwood – are among the largest in the Target chain, all coming in at over 125,000-squate-foot on average.

“We’re celebrating the opening of eight new stores this summer, bringing Target’s easy, affordable and joy-filled shopping experience and good jobs to communities in California, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania,” Target said in a blog post. “This includes leaning into larger footprints: Three of these newest stores top our 125,000-square-foot chain average.”

One of the new stores opened this week:

New York: Queens Astoria

22-11 31st Street, Astoria, New York

The store is about 41,000 square feet and is expected to employ about 100 team members. The store is the eighth in the Queens borough and is the 108th in the state of New York.

Opening Aug. 17

California: Jurupa Valley

8063 Missional Blvd. Jurupa Valley

The store is more than 147,000 square feet and is expected to employ about 150 people. Jurupa Valley will be the 320th store in California.

Connecticut: Guilford

900 Boston Post Road, Guilford

The store is more than 78,000 square feet and will employ about 100 people. The location is the first in Guilford and 23rd in Connecticut.

Norwalk Connecticut Avenue

680 Connecticut Ave. Norwalk

The store is more than 117,000 square feet and will employ 180 people. It’s the first location in Norwalk and will become Connecticut’s 24th store.

Florida Bradenton Heritage Harbor

725 Lighthouse Drive, Bradenton

The store is more than 149,000 square feet and will employ about 200 people. This is our second store in Bradenton, following Bradenton Beach, which opened in the summer of 2024.

Florida Wildwood

5580 Seven Mile Drive, Wildwood

This store is more than 136,000 square feet and is expected to employ about 140 team members. Wildwood is Target’s 134th Florida location

New Jersey: Flemington

325 Route 202, Flemington NJ

The store is 74,000 square feet and will employ 100 team members. It’s the 53rd store in New Jersey.

Pennsylvania: West Goshen

985 Paoli Pike, West Chester

The store is more than 120,000 square feet and will employ 120 people. It’s the 79th store in Pennsylvania.