East River Plaza

PetSmart announced Tuesday that it is making its Manhattan debut with the opening of two stores.The first store is scheduled to open Aug. 21 at the East River Plaza shopping center in Harlem, which is also home to Target's first Manhattan store. The second store, located in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood between Bleecker Street and West Houston Street, is scheduled to open in November.

Target Corp.'s first store in Manhattan officially opens on Sunday, representing a key step in the retailer’s push to open in urban markets.The new store, which joins Costco and Best Buy at East River Plaza in Harlem, will offer merchandise tailored to the neighborhood, including Spanish-language greeting cards, multicultural dolls, religious candles and renowned Southern food produced locally."This is the (company's) largest single investment on any single project," John Griffith, executive VP property development for Target Corp., said during a press tour Wednesday.Griffith said he expects the new store to produce Target's strongest return -- eventually -- and to