I live in Minneapolis, and the closest Target store to me is downtown one, right next to Corporate HQ. Because it is next to HQ, and is frequently visited by the corporate folks, it has always been a very clean, very well run store. I never thought there would be a Target better than the downtown Minneapolis store. I was wrong.
Last week I was visiting family in Charlotte, and I needed to pick up some things for a party. It was the Saturday after Black Friday. I was blown away by how clean the store was, and how helpful the staff was to me. One staff member, Victoria I believe, was the pro on customer relations. The item I was looking for was out of stock, but she tracked it down at another store. She offered to have it delivered here, or if it was a rush, she would have them hold it for me at one of the other locations.
I really thought it was not possible to beat the service levels at the corporate flagship store, but I was wrong. This one took it up a notch. Well done!