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Target Store,Downtown Minneapolis
The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture ft
The City of South Bend Department of Community and Economic Development
present a FREE lecture:
BIG-BOX RETAIL IN DENSE DOWNTOWNS
7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 12 at Century Center, Hall C North
Downtown South Bend
Interested in downtown revitalization?
Like to see what big box retailers are doing to relocate in dense urban
downtowns?
Wonder if urban centers benefit from large retail developments?
Big retailers known for giant stores in suburbs are resizing stores, reformatting layouts and
remixing merchandise to move their stores into urban environments. This lecture will showcase
a big-box retailer's attempt to successfully cater to a changing trend.
Developer Jim Ryan and architect Mic Johnson will discuss their work with the Target
Corporation to adapt the retailer's formula to downtown Minneapolis. Their talk will include
adapting suburban retail to urban environments, increased marketing possibilities with having
Target stores in pedestrian traffic areas, and the challenges and opportunities of operating a big-
box store in an urban environment.
Jim Ryan is Chief Executive Officer of Ryan Companies US, Inc. based in Minneapolis that
specializes in design-build and development and Mic Johnson is the Design Principal at RSP
Architects, Minneapolis.
For more information on this FREE lecture, including short biographies of the speakers, visit
the City Plan website at: www.southbendcityplan.org