Photo tour of new Target store in Homewood

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(Gallery by Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

HOMEWOOD, Alabama -- The new Target store ribbon cutting was held Tuesday March 5, 2013 at 5 p.m. giving a chance to get the first look at the inside of the store.

The 136,000-square-foot-store features an above-ground design built over ground-level parking--the first Target of its kind in the state. A distinctive two-story glass atrium, connecting the parking lot to the store, features elevators, stairs and escalators to bridge shoppers between floors. "Cartalators," also known as "cartveyors," will even help shoppers move their carts up and down floors while they ride the escalator alongside.

The store will open to the public Wednesday March 6 with the official grand opening slated for Sunday, March 10.