TARGET VS. WAL-MART
The nation's two largest discount retailers have both increased their presence in the south metro this year. A look at their stores in Dakota and Scott counties (an asterisk denotes a store that's new this year):
Wal-MartTarget
1.Apple Valley1.Apple Valley
2.Burnsville*2.Apple Valley
3.Eagan3.Burnsville
4.Hastings4.Eagan
5.Inver Grove Heights5.Hastings
6.Lakeville*6.Inver Grove Heights*
7.Shakopee 7.Lakeville
8.West St. Paul 8.Savage
9.Shakopee
10.West St. Paul
Total: 8 storesTotal: 10 stores
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