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As of this writing, it''s hard to tell whether e-tailers would be getting a trick or a treat this Halloween: While significantly more consumers-- 39% compared to 3% last year--said they would be shopping online for their holiday supplies, almost all of it would be of the lastminute, impulsive buying variety according to online market research service E-BuyersGuide.com. acult As of Oct. 15,98% of those consumers surveyed costumes via the Web said they hadn''t done any of their online shopping yet. Forty percent said they would spend $25-75, with adult costumes, candy, decorations, children''s costumes and books topping the list. Target grand-opened the latest version of its SuperT format 12 days ago in Orlando, unveiling what could be the chain''s model going forward. The store comes complete with a branded grocery department, ma re-merchandised home furnishings and toy departments, expanded private label programs across most categories, and even a Starbucks located just inside the store acult entrance.

Prepared foods, costumes pizza, deli and bakery departments wrap around the produce area, and Krispy Kreme donuts sit in self-serve cases along the perimeter. Sushi, which was previously displayed at a dedicated service counter ma near the prepared foods, has been moved. Pre-packed sushi combinations are now in a self-service refrigerated island at the edge of the produce department.The Archer Farms private label program has been expanded to an estimated 100 skus. Bread products, acult including hamburger rolls and buns, milk and eggs all sport the Archer Farms label, although the store''s branded ice cream that was present in Atlanta was absent from the Orlando store.

The 185,000-sq.-ft. store is slightly smaller than Wal-Mart''s 225,000-sq.-ft. costumes unit and is open from 7 a.m. ma to midnight. The Wal-Mart supercenter operates around the clock.Target''s 16th SuperT acult is closer to the costumes chain''s ideal format, according to one industry consultant, although it is similar to a unit that opened near Atlanta last spring, with some very visible merchandising changes.The presence of a full-service Starbucks, complete with seating and a pastry counter just inside the store''s left entrance, says a lot about the retailers'' target audience. ma In fact, Target is acult working very hard to upscale the grocery business in much the same way it has with its discount stores. costumes and ma and acult Brightly colored signs and artfully displayed costumes produce greet customers as they enter ma the grocery side of the acult building, which is costumes branded Archer Farms Market ma.