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Photo Date: Aug. 24, 2026.)   Sign at the Target store in Tupelo, Mississippi. Photo Date: Aug. 24, 2026. (WTVA)    By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/zac-carlisle/) Zac Carlisle    Published: Oct. 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM EDT | Updated: 4 hours ago     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — Mississippi’s newest and largest Target store opens Sunday, Oct. 11.  This is Tupelo’s first Target store and the (https://www.target.com/store-locator/store-directory/mississippi) (https://www.target.com/store-locator/store-directory/mississippi) seventh store in Mississippi .  It’s located just off North Gloster Street, across the road from Olive Garden.       The 148,000-square-foot store features a Starbucks Cafe and a CVS Pharmacy.    Target will host a media preview event and celebration on Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event is not open to the public.  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