Permit Details: $190K in Interior Upgrades
BULLHEAD CITY — Target’s lone Bullhead City store is in the middle of a full‑store remodel, confirmed by a tenant‑improvement permit issued this spring for the 125,000‑square‑foot building at 3699 Highway 95. Permit filings show Target Corporation acting as its own general contractor and peg interior work at just under $190,000, a figure that covers structural, mechanical and electrical upgrades. Crews began staging inside the last week of March, and city staff say the retailer plans to keep doors open throughout construction by working in tightly sequenced phases.
Remodel Timeline Aims for August 2025 Finish
The Bullhead City’s official Facebook page told residents in April that the company was “doubling down on our community with a major investment” and encouraged shoppers to watch the transformation as it happens. Store managers have not released architectural drawings or offered a hard completion date, but standard Target remodels run five to six months and aim to finish heavy demolition before the late‑July back‑to‑school rush. Permit language in this case sets “substantial completion” before 1 September 2025, lining up with that national timeline.
What Shoppers Can Expect During Construction
Target’s corporate remodel playbook—refined after more than a thousand makeovers nationwide—calls for energy‑efficient LED lighting, refreshed décor featuring wood accents and locally themed graphics, lowered shelving to improve sightlines, and reconfigured back‑of‑house areas that speed online‑order pickup. Many recent projects add covered Drive Up canopies, swap old refrigerant units for climate‑friendlier models and expand refrigerated storage for same‑day grocery orders. Company spokespeople have not confirmed which of those elements Bullhead City will receive, but the permit categories (HVAC, lighting, concrete and steel) fit the pattern.
Keeping the building open is central to the strategy. Instead of shuttering, crews seal off one section at a time behind plywood walls, shift merchandise into temporary aisles and work overnight when noise levels peak. Shoppers can expect narrowed corridors, occasional product relocations and the whir of scissor lifts, yet roughly four‑fifths of floor space should stay accessible on a given day. Store staff typically post way‑finding signs at each move so guests can still navigate quickly.
Economic Boost: Jobs and Sales‑Tax Wins
Local officials welcome the work for two reasons: it preserves day‑to‑day sales‑tax revenue and feeds short‑term construction employment. Comparable remodels in rural Arizona have drawn 50 to 80 tradespeople—electricians, carpenters, refrigeration techs and painters—during peak weeks. Once the makeover is finished, Target often adds several permanent positions to run enlarged order‑pickup operations, a small but visible boost to year‑round payrolls.
Why Highway 95 Businesses Are Watching Closely
Highway 95 merchants are watching closely. When a national anchor reinvests, foot traffic from Laughlin, Needles and other river communities tends to jump, lifting sales at neighboring grocers, restaurants and service businesses. Realtors say modernized façades also help lure additional chains that may have hesitated to enter an aging corridor.
If the schedule holds, finishing crews will wrap punch‑list work in August and store leadership will mark the makeover with a late‑summer reopening weekend. Until then, Bullhead City shoppers will navigate plywood and paint fumes in exchange for a fresher, more efficient Target—and proof that a heavyweight retailer still sees upside on the Arizona side of the Colorado River.
—Jeremy Webb
