Target stores open in San Diego in 1983 

I’m surprised at how similar a target from 40 yrs ago looks to one today, same carts, same red walls, same lighting, similar displays, et.

I miss the 80s-90s style they had. The neon lights ahhhh

I shopped at this store from 1991-1993 while my husband was in the Navy. I miss the old Target stores. The new ones suck!!

Wow man, I grew up shopping at that Sports Arena Target, and still shop there, but not until 1986. What a trip to see it again. It pretty much looked like this all throughout the 90s and even into the early 2000s. They didn't drastically change the look of the store until 2011 when it got a full remodel.

All Fedmart employees were full time while all Target employees are part time......1983 Dang!

Some people looked so modern for 1983 and then others definitely looked like the 80’s lol In some ways things haven’t changed, but it’s nice to see no one with cell phones

I remember when this happened. Some Fed Marts buildings became Ralph's. And in La Mesa the Fed Mart there was split into Target and Ralph's.

I miss the red wavy neon lights that used to be on the walls.

Clairemont Target is where we would buy holiday items back in the 80s. I have a distinct memory of picking out ALF Valentines for my classmates (Horton Elementary where you at?!) and then heading over to Warehouse Video to rent Fletch. Good times!

"Each location will employ more than three hundred people." Good lord... I don't think their stores even employ three dozen people apiece now.

Good times when Target was affordable and catered to all income brackets.

I remember this Sports Arena Target location back when I was a early kid in 2010 when I was getting some old board games and DS games for me, back when it was a P01 design for this one before it ultimately remodeled as a P09 design back in 2011. Great memories for this!

Sports Arena Target has changed too much since opening. I use to live across the street and went there daily. Amazing that they started with the red themed counters and shopping carts from day one.

I still miss Fedmart. And Two Guys and Unimart and the other previous incarnations. Still, you've got to hand it to Target for lasting this long.

I’m used to work old target from 1983-1997 😊

They had Nike at target …

I grew up in Massachusetts. The first time I ever saw a Target store was June 1991 during a trip to Disneyland in Anaheim. There was a humongous Target store on Grand Harbor Blvd (I believe was the name of the thoroughfare?) right down the street from Disneyland. I believe the store is still in that same spot today.

Did anyone’s parents work there ? My mom would take us into the break room and they had arcades !!

I remember Layaway stores and Zares becoming Targets.

I as born on October 6th, 1983!! Will be turning 40 years old this year

Vintage target yasss I love it

0:50 caught my eye that they had a “records” section but then again it was the early 80s

1:21 damn...let me get them digits

Fed Mart employed full-timers, Target part-timers, so that trend was starting back then.

so interesting bc target is all about being nicer and fancier than competetors like walmart nowadays.

OMG Fedmart? I haven't heard that name in a long time! Wow crazy how they thought they could only hire part time workers. lol

0:38 They carried Nike.

0:49 and still today people say this compared to WAL MART! LOL I AGREE!!

good old time... only decent people shopping

dang, mostly part time way back then too. :( nothing changed in 40 years

I worked at Target from Feb 1988 to May 1996, the Balboa Avenue store T202. Fun times back then, met tons of people/friends and scored plenty of cashier babes! LOL I remember when they did the first major remodel around 1992 I'd guess and I took the #7 red cubed cashiers light, you see in this video, made a lamp with it and used for a few more years in my apartment. Good times.

Didn't realize Target was that old. Heck, we didn't get Walmart till 1997. East Coast... Ames, Bradley's, Anne & Hope, Burlington, Cost Plus, etc...

Thats crazy, in my area of So Cal Target bought up all the White Front stores. I wanna say it was around '84.

The beginning of the end for Kmart

Did y'all see the price on those t-shirts? How has Walmart managed to keep their t-shirt prices about the same, 40 yrs later

Love target… for Many reasons

Ayo San Diego my hometown. Big love. I wasn’t born until 1997 tho 😂

Can't believe target used to sell Nike shoes

I find it interesting to see Target selling Nikes back then.

They needed a little bit more lighting, LOL

They will keep the store clean but don't worry, by tomorrow the carts will squeak like a mother.........

What? Suit and tie! Wow

40 Years Ago

Part time to not pay insurance

If you know, you know.

I was born in 1983!!!!

Causal dress in 1983 is kinda/sorta dressed up for today's standards. I mean no one is wearing a suit and tie like in 1953, but still, no one is walking around in pajama's and crocs/flip flops like 2023. Or with their butt hanging out.

That guy in the yellow is what we all should be doing, if we don't have have a family or means to shop at a big store then dont, that means all you people who shop at costco and live alone.

target a discount store ?????? 💀

Target 1980: 👕🧥👖🩳👟 Target 2023: 🌈🏳️‍🌈🩱🏳️‍⚧️👗 I like old Target better

Now it's woke...

Before Target went woke.

I loved how the UFCW went apeshit over the non union employees and I supported Target fully in that regard. Now Target is a gutless woke company and I won't spend my money there now.

When everyone was white lol

Now they're 🌈 groomers 👎🏻

RU-vid is officially smoking crack...

Huh? Not a single Hispanic?