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Target Corp. announced that it is scheduled to open 32 new supercenters under the SuperTarget banner during 2003.

The company has 94 SuperTargets at present, so the new openings represent a slightly less than 30 percent increase.

Target plans a total of 94 new stores this year, so the supercenter contingent also represents just under 30 percent of its total new store plans for the year.
KC's View:
Just as a point of comparison, Wal-Mart currently operates more than 1200 supercenters in the US, and plans to open another 200 this year.

And Target will have 126.