Sunshine Market recently announced that they will be permanently closing down operations in Price Center. In wake of the new Target moving in, the small market decided it could not compete against the corporate juggernaut.

“They’ve got brand names, they’ve got deals. Hell, they even have their own credit cards. We can’t beat that. We don’t even accept Dining Dollars, how weird is that? Like, what kind of campus market doesn’t take Dining Dollars?” said Andrew Wilson, the former student manager.

Other students expressed their disappointment. “I mean I guess it sucks that they’ll be closing down. I think I knew someone who worked there, but hey, maybe Target will be hiring,” one third year added.

Some students were more enthusiastic about the new addition to campus. Jane Grey, a first year, remarked, “Now we don’t have to drive so far from campus to go shopping. Everything on campus is overpriced and nothing in La Jolla is affordable, but at Target, I can buy cheap clothes without having to drive. Who knows? Maybe having a Target nearby will also make the bookstore lower its prices. Otherwise it will probably follow Sunshine right out the door.”