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Target's remodeled stores have 160 mannequins and a 'river.' Here's why

Lori Browder had waited a few months between Target runs before returning to her local store in Broadview, Ill., a couple of weeks ago. So when Browder, 42, walked through the doors, she did a double take.

"I was shocked," she said.

The Broadview store is one of 18 Chicago-area stores Target is remodeling this year, on top of seven completed last year, as the chain invests in revamping more than 1,000 of its 1,835 stores by 2020. The Minneapolis-based retailer's new look caters to customers who are shopping more online but still come to stores

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