Some of the highlights being offered by Target, Best Buy, Amazon and Walmart this year.

With Walmart stores opening in Burnsville, in St. Cloud and in Redwood Falls this coming week, Minnesota for the first time will have more Walmart outlets (including Sam's Clubs) than it does Target stores.

Arkansas-based Walmart has opened its first of 39 former Zeller's stores in Canada that the company acquired from its Minneapolis-based retail rival last year, Retailing Today reports. Target is working on plans to launch its first Canadian stores next spring.

Starting May 13, the Minneapolis-based retailer will stop selling Kindle e-readers. Target is in the midst of plans to expand Apple Inc. products in at least 25 stores.

Next month, Richfield-based Best Buy will start selling its own Android-based tablet called Insignia Flex, Reuters reports. The new tablet is expected to be priced between $240 and $260. It will feature a 9.7 inch screen, a dual-core 1 GHz processor and a front-facing camera. Insignia Flex will be exclusively at Best Buy stores on November 11.

Walmart has upped its game in the shipping battle with Target and Amazon.