{"id":3676,"date":"2015-09-10T19:22:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T01:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brutalhammer.com\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2015-09-10T19:22:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T01:22:23","slug":"booze-at-target-hits-the-bullseye-and-some-more-irrelevant-fine-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brutalhammer.com\/booze-at-target-hits-the-bullseye-and-some-more-irrelevant-fine-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Booze at Target Hits the Bullseye. And Some More Irrelevant Fine Art."},"content":{"rendered":"
Tarjay<\/i> is trying to move up in the world. As noted here<\/a> at The Brutal Hammer, a Target department store in Chicago is planning to sell booze to thirsty shoppers for consumption on premises while they roam the aisles tracking down deals<\/a>:<\/p>\n Angie Thompson, a Target spokesperson, confirmed that the Minneapolis-based retailer applied in August for liquor licenses to sell and serve alcohol at a planned store in near Chicago\u2019s Navy Pier. If approved, it would be the first time Target has served alcohol. \u201cWe sell liquor at a number of stores, but we currently don\u2019t have any Target stores that serve liquor on site,\u201d she told Fortune. She declined to comment further on the plan\u2019s details.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s part of a welcome trend of retailers offering a drink-as-you-shop option in some unlikely places.<\/p>\n Many supermarkets and groceries already use the lure of booze to boost sales. Some Kroger<\/a> grocery stores offer wine bars and beer taps where shoppers can purchase or refill their growlers. Whole Foods Markets serves drinks to shoppers at 70 of its 400-plus stores. One ShopRite in Pennsylvania has a “beer garden”<\/a> (although it’s indoors) where shoppers can sample local craft beers they might be thinking about taking home.<\/p>\n Starbucks coffee shops started serving beer and wine just this year, as part of their “Starbucks Evenings<\/a>” campaign to attract customers after peak hours. Unliklier still are places like hair salons (Beauty Bar<\/a> offers a “Manicure and Martini Happy Hour”) and ritzy clothing stores such as Nordstrom<\/a> and Tommy Bahama<\/a>.<\/p>\n As for Target, booze just might be the cure to help it overcome the blow to its reputation from a recent, notorious hacking incident<\/a>:<\/p>\n