# Target, Boston: a department store in Boston (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ma/boston/target-boston-ma. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 33 sources. Updated 2026-10-15. Owner review: not yet. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ma/boston/target-boston-ma ## Photos - ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr7ean30belyeciqigwica5%2F0.jpg) - ![Photo 2](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr7ean30belyeciqigwica5%2F1.jpg) - ![Photo 3](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr7ean30belyeciqigwica5%2F2.jpg) - ![Photo 4](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr7ean30belyeciqigwica5%2F3.jpg) - ![Photo 5](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmsr7ean30belyeciqigwica5%2F4.jpg) ## In short Located at 100 Cambridge St in Boston, this Target offers a compact shopping experience for those in need of quick essentials. With a rating of 3.2 from 171 reviews, customers appreciate the friendly staff and the convenience of finding small purchases, although some note the limited selection and occasional disarray. While it may not have the extensive inventory of larger locations, it serves as a practical option for tourists and locals alike, especially with its straightforward pricing that avoids unexpected taxes. Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Department store | | Address | 100 Cambridge St Ste 2, Boston, MA 02114, USA | | Hours | Mon to Sun 7 AM to 10 PM | | Phone | (857) 557-2879 | | Owner | Nothing found | | Rating | 3.2 across 171 reviews on Google | | Known for | Target is best known for its diverse selection of popular products, including stress balls, water bottles, and LEGO sets, making it a convenient shopping destination. | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Sunday | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | October 15, 2026, 11:24 AM | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 100 Cambridge St Ste 2, Boston, MA 02114, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Location info | Description | Retail chain offering home goods, clothing, electronics & more, plus exclusive designer collections. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Sun 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Location info | Name | Target | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (857) 557-2879 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | | Services | Service | 1000 thread count sheets | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 cotton bath robes | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 cotton nightgowns | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 cotton pajamas | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 cotton sheets | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 cotton socks women | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 cotton t shirts | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 cup coffee maker | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 emoji shirt | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 gallon storage bin | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 pair shoe rack | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 100 watt desk lamps | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 108 curtains drapes | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 108 inch curtains | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 108 inch linen curtains | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 10 cu ft refrigerator | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 10 drawer rolling cart | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 10 gallon igloo cooler | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 10 inch tube pan | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 10lb ankle weights | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 10 oz canning jars | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 10 oz glasses libby | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 10 qt crock pot | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 10 quart slow cooker | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 1 gallon mason jars | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 1 inch curling iron | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 1 ounce mason jars | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 1 piece adult snowsuit | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 1 qt baking dish | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | 1 quart crock pot | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 | | Services | Service | Clothing retail | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Designer collections retail | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Electronics retail | AI guess | Nothing found | | Services | Service | Home goods retail | AI guess | Nothing found | | Links | Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/target | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 15, 2026 | | Links | Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/target | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 15, 2026 | | Links | TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@target | Confirmed | Business website, checked Oct 15, 2026 | | Links | Website | https://www.target.com/sl/boston-beacon-hill/3368 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 13, 2026 | ## Services and prices These are the 34 services Target offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1000 thread count sheets | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 cotton bath robes | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 cotton nightgowns | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 cotton pajamas | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 cotton sheets | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 cotton socks women | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 cotton t shirts | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 cup coffee maker | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 emoji shirt | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 gallon storage bin | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 pair shoe rack | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 100 watt desk lamps | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 108 curtains drapes | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 108 inch curtains | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 108 inch linen curtains | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 10 cu ft refrigerator | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 10 drawer rolling cart | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 10 gallon igloo cooler | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 10 inch tube pan | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 10lb ankle weights | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 10 oz canning jars | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 10 oz glasses libby | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 10 qt crock pot | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 10 quart slow cooker | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 1 gallon mason jars | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 1 inch curling iron | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 1 ounce mason jars | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 1 piece adult snowsuit | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 1 qt baking dish | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | 1 quart crock pot | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | Confirmed | | Clothing retail | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess | | Designer collections retail | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess | | Electronics retail | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess | | Home goods retail | Nothing found | Nothing found | Nothing found | AI guess | ### Known for - Target is best known for its diverse selection of popular products, including stress balls, water bottles, and LEGO sets, making it a convenient shopping destination. ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting Target Address: 100 Cambridge St Ste 2, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Phone: (857) 557-2879. Hours: Mon to Sun 7 AM to 10 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by Target on its Google Business Profile: "Retail chain offering home goods, clothing, electronics & more, plus exclusive designer collections." ### When to go Quietest day: Sunday. Busiest day: Monday. From the popular times on its Google listing. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Teddy's on the Hill | Bar | 1 min walk | | 65 Cambridge St Parking | Parking lot | 1 min walk | | Shah's Halal Food - Cambridge Street | Halal restaurant | 1 min walk | | YABA sushi | Japanese restaurant | 1 min walk | | Cardinal Cushing Memorial Park | Park | 1 min walk | | Bowdoin | Subway station | 1 min walk | ## Reputation 3.2 average across 171 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 13, 2026.) This Target struggles with limited offerings and customer service issues, making it feel more like a convenience store than a full department store. (AI guess, from 171 reviews.) ### What people like - Good prices - Convenient for small purchases - Friendly people ### What people do not like - Limited product selection - Rude or unhelpful staff - No restroom for customers - Items locked behind cabinets - Misleading online inventory ### Press No press story about Target found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Directory listings not read yet. ## Recent updates from Target Target hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### picking between the two, is Saks Fifth the safer bet? No answer yet ### is there parking at Target or is it street only? No answer yet ### Booking here, how does it work? No answer yet ### prices round here, anyone got a number No answer yet ### Worth the hype at Target? No answer yet ### anything new from Target lately? No answer yet ### reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints? No answer yet ### Any membership pricing here? No answer yet ### best department store in Boston No answer yet ### does the shop ever have cancellations No answer yet ### first visit at Target, what do I need to bring? No answer yet ### when is the shop actually dead? No answer yet ### cheaper than Target in Boston without it being sketchy? No answer yet ### Are there any special features here in Boston? No answer yet ### the good stuff about Target, what is it? No answer yet ### what time does Target in Boston actually open? No answer yet ### killing time on Cambridge, any ideas No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about Target We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Target. These are the answers that disagree with the record. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 15, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What the record says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | ChatGPT, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 15, 2026: 860 Commonwealth Ave | 100 Cambridge St Ste 2, Boston, MA 02114, USA | ## The AI Score: 34 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Boston department stores run 24 to 46. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Target scores 34, level with the Boston average. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Target | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 50 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 8 of 16 answers that recommended anyone. 6 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 67 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 73 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 55 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 58 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology ## How AI decides what to tell you about a department store When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on. That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today. The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place." ## How to choose a department store in Massachusetts, with or without AI A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating. - Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door. - Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake. - Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today. - Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes. - Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with Massachusetts. ## How to read the marks on this page - Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry. - Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit. - AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it. ## About the author Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine. - Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping. - Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing. - Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Target if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source. ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Target | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Target | LocalBusiness | #business | https://www.target.com/sl/boston-beacon-hill/3368 | Subject of this page | | Boston, Massachusetts | City | #city | Nothing found | City Target is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the department stores in Boston, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best department stores in Boston: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/boston/department-store - Best businesses in Boston: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/boston ### Nearby - /cambridge: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/cambridge - /newton: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/newton - /somerville: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/somerville - /brookline: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/brookline - /waltham: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/waltham - /wellesley: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma/wellesley ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Massachusetts: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ma ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI search optimization for local business? Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI? Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next. ### Who writes the answers here? Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so. ### I own Target. How do I fix something or rank higher? Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work. ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJB3Pxh2Bx44kRaJE9lW5pzLI (accessed Aug 13, 2026) - [2] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/1000+thread+count+sheets (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [3] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+cotton+bath+robes (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+cotton+nightgowns (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [5] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+cotton+pajamas (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [6] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+cotton+sheets (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [7] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+cotton+socks+women (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [8] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+cotton+t+shirts (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [9] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+cup+coffee+maker (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [10] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+emoji+shirt (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [11] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+gallon+storage+bin (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [12] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+pair+shoe+rack (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [13] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/100+watt+desk+lamps (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [14] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/108+curtains+drapes (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [15] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/108+inch+curtains (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [16] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/108+inch+linen+curtains (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [17] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/10+cu+ft+refrigerator (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [18] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/10+drawer+rolling+cart (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [19] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/10+gallon+igloo+cooler (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [20] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/10+inch+tube+pan (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [21] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/10lb+ankle+weights (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [22] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/10+oz+canning+jars (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [23] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/10+oz+glasses+libby (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [24] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/10+qt+crock+pot (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [25] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/10+quart+slow+cooker (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [26] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/1+gallon+mason+jars (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [27] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/1+inch+curling+iron (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [28] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/1+ounce+mason+jars (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [29] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/1+piece+adult+snowsuit (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [30] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/1+qt+baking+dish (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [31] target.com, https://www.target.com/s/1+quart+crock+pot (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [32] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 15, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [33] target.com, https://www.target.com/sl/boston-beacon-hill/3368 (accessed Oct 15, 2026)