""Target is a place that you go to hang out, to walk around with your family," she said."
""The drive to Wasilla is the most beautiful drive you can take to a Target in the entire United States," said Justin Howells, Target's group vice president for the Pacific Northwest, in an interview with Business Insider."
""That's when you see a lot of traffic coming from the bush," she said."
Wasilla, Alaska hosts Target's northernmost store among approximately 1,995 locations, opened in 2008 as the company's first Alaska presence. Operating a big-box retailer in Alaska requires extended supply chains, with merchandise sometimes taking several weeks to arrive by boat. The Wasilla store performs strong sales and functions as a community hub in an area with few national chains, drawing customers from remote "bush" communities who fly into Anchorage. Holiday shopping activity surges in October when residents receive the state's oil dividend checks. The store sits amid scenic mountain drives and frequent local wildlife such as eagles and moose.
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