Target to open small-format store in Lawndale with more coming

Target Corp. is known for its big-box stores, but lately the company’s been thinking small.
The Minneapolis-based retailer is gearing up to open a small-format store in Lawndale, bringing its total fleet of downsized locations in Southern California to 17. The expansion reflects Target’s plan to move into dense urban areas as well as on or near college campuses — places where a traditional 130,000-square-foot store won’t fit.
The strategy speaks to the growing number of r