Target's Grossmont Center location at 5500 Grossmont Center Drive anchors La Mesa's largest retail complex with departments spanning electronics, apparel, home goods, and grocery. The store operates an in-house Starbucks Cafe, a wine and beer department, and an Ulta Beauty at Target shop-in-shop, placing specialty retail alongside the confectionery counter that See's Candies runs at the same Grossmont Center address. Target Corporation, founded in Minneapolis in 1902, directs five percent of annual income to community programs through grants and initiatives like the Take Charge of Education campaign. Drive Up, Order Pickup, and same-day Shipt delivery operate from this location, supported by a curbside staging area that processes fulfillment for the same 91942 ZIP households that shop personal-care inventory at Bath & Body Works within walking distance. The electronics department stocks smart-home ecosystem hardware including Google Nest, Ring, and Apple HomeKit-compatible devices requiring Wi-Fi 6E and Matter-protocol configuration for integrated operation.