New Norfolk Target Opens at Wards Corner: 143-Person Team, Grand Opening Oct. 11

NORFOLK, VA — The new Target at Wards Corner stands on the site of the old Kroger at 201 E. Little Creek Road, with a soft opening on Tuesday, October 6, and a grand opening on Sunday, October 11. Store director Maria Bishop told WTKR News 3 her team runs to 143 people. For anyone job hunting in Norfolk, that's a sizable new retail employer right where Granby Street meets Little Creek Road.

A full-size Target with groceries, a Starbucks and a CVS Pharmacy is now open in Wards Corner, and Target's careers site lists the store as hiring.

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Business	Target, Norfolk Wards Corner
Opened	Soft opening Tuesday, October 6, 2026; grand opening Sunday, October 11, 2026
Address	201 E. Little Creek Road, Norfolk, VA
Size	More than 100,000 square feet
Concept	Full-line Target with an expanded grocery section, Starbucks and CVS Pharmacy
Industry	Retail and grocery
Team	143 people, according to the store director

What Opened at Wards Corner

This corner has been waiting a while. The Kroger that anchored the lot was demolished in 2024, after the city approved plans for a big-box retailer the year before and years of discussion among Norfolk city leaders. What went up is not a small-format city Target. It's a full store with wider aisles, a bigger grocery section than most Targets carry, grab-and-go meals, a Starbucks counter, a CVS Pharmacy inside and EV charging out front, plus Drive Up and Order Pickup.

That mix matters if you're looking for work, because it means more than one kind of job under one roof: front-end and sales floor, a grocery and fresh-food operation, a coffee bar and an online-order fulfillment team.

💼 The Jobs Inside a Store Like This

Target hasn't published a role-by-role breakdown for Wards Corner, and it hasn't said how many of those 143 positions are still open now that the store is running. Its careers site does list the location as "Now Hiring," with openings posted under the Norfolk Wards Corner store page.

At a store this size, expect postings in these areas:

Guest service and cashiers at the front end and Guest Services desk
General merchandise and grocery stocking, including early-morning and overnight replenishment
Fulfillment for Drive Up and Order Pickup, which runs all day
Starbucks baristas working the in-store café

The CVS Pharmacy inside is run by CVS, not Target, so pharmacy technician and pharmacist jobs there go through CVS's hiring process. Apply with the right company.

💵 Pay and Benefits

Target doesn't post a starting wage for this store on its location page, so check each posting for its range before you apply. Company-wide, Target says every team member gets a 10% store discount from day one and access to its Dream to Be education program, which covers roughly 500 certificate, bootcamp and degree programs, many of them tuition-free. Eligibility can depend on position and hours worked.

🔎 Where to Aim Your Search

Postings at a new store keep moving in the weeks after it opens, so the weeks around the October 11 grand opening are a good time to apply, not a reason to wait. Start with Target, then widen to other Norfolk retail and grocery jobs if you want options.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When does the Wards Corner Target open?

It opened for a soft opening on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The grand opening date is Sunday, October 11, 2026.

Where is the new Norfolk Target?

At 201 E. Little Creek Road in Wards Corner, on the site of the former Kroger.

Is the Wards Corner Target still hiring?

Target's careers site lists the store as "Now Hiring." It has not said how many openings remain, so check current postings on the Norfolk Wards Corner careers page.

How many people work at the store?

Store director Maria Bishop told WTKR News 3 that her team is 143 people.

Do I apply to Target for pharmacy jobs at this store?

No. The pharmacy inside is a CVS Pharmacy, so those jobs are filled through CVS.

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