Three years after the Target store opened, the Citadel Mall, located right across the street opened, and this area was a very strong retail area until around the 2000's. Since then the retail corridor that the store is in, the Academy Blvd. corridor, has seen some tough times. Several major retailers, including Safeway, Albertsons, Longs Drugs, Walmart, Best Buy, TJ Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Sports Authority, Shoe Carnival, Macy's, as well as others, have either moved to the nearby Powers Blvd. Corridor, or closed.
Here is a picture of a 100% vacant shopping center which once housed several of those stores.
![Image](http://images.onset.freedom.com/colgazette/medium/kxdx7h-020710rustichillsshoppi.2.jpg)
(It is interesting to note, however, that Lowe's recently demolished a vacant part of a shopping center in this area and built a new store there.)
http://www.gazette.com/articles/store-1 ... rings.html