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#8046505 - 01/15/15 10:05 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Screamin Type ARGH!]
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 Originally Posted By: Screamin DC2R
 Originally Posted By: Euphoric
 Originally Posted By: JEFFOS
Word on the street is they had lots of supply chain and store quantity issues... I don't know for sure I'm just guessing.
The places are stacked full of product with little or no shoppers. Everytime I go in there its like a private shopping trip for me and only me



loved how quiet it was vs wallymart. wifey and i go there with the baby, just roam around grab whatever you need in peace. barely checkout lineup. pricing was decent on certain items, sometimes very good if on sale. reg priced stuff nothign special.


+1 -- esp. the one up in Aurora; same w/ that Wallymart -- can take my sweet ass time and check out is pretty fast.
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#8046560 - 01/15/15 10:33 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: hyper-s2k]
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I love the Target in Barrie. Lots of stuff, never super busy.
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#8046609 - 01/15/15 10:57 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: JEFFOS]
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 Originally Posted By: JEFFOS
I wish we knew a retail exec, they probably would know about this topic.
If only ...

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#8046640 - 01/15/15 11:10 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: iamfob]
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I could care less about that place. My wife goes there but complains they never have stock on what she needs so screw em
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#8046748 - 01/15/15 11:57 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: loudsubz]
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i like target.. i have the 5% off rbc card..

they have some really good clearance stuff...

i bought shitload of car cleaning stuff for ~ 2-5 bucks that were regular 5-20...

guess it will be fun on clearance clearance stuff.
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#8046909 - 01/15/15 01:15 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: f22b-dohc]
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Shiet... this reminds me... This has serious implications...

They a branded debit and CC ... shiiiiiet....

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#8046972 - 01/15/15 01:40 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: furball]
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Sony saying goodbye to Canada as well ...

http://business.financialpost.com/2015/01/15/sony-corp-to-close-its-canadians-stores-all-14-of-them/

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#8046983 - 01/15/15 01:47 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: furball]
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but dem property values just gonna keep climbing rite. Valued on hopes and dreams
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#8046988 - 01/15/15 01:53 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: furball]
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 Originally Posted By: furball
Shiet... this reminds me... This has serious implications...

They a branded debit and CC ... shiiiiiet....


yup wife has the 'red' card.
i will miss getting coffee and reading magazines while the wife shops.... pause.
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#8046992 - 01/15/15 01:56 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Simon_the_Pieman]
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The company said “nearly all Target Canada-based employees receive a minimum of 16 weeks of compensation, including wages and benefits coverage for employees who are not required for the full wind-down period.”

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#8046995 - 01/15/15 01:58 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: furball]
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define 'nearly all'.
bunch a people gonna get ska-rood!
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#8047067 - 01/15/15 02:56 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: furball]
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 Originally Posted By: furball
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The company said “nearly all Target Canada-based employees receive a minimum of 16 weeks of compensation, including wages and benefits coverage for employees who are not required for the full wind-down period.”


That severance package is under review by Canadian court, as Target needs to secure 70M for those payouts.

Sony is a sad story too. They been dying for so long.
Yet they were legendary.

beta tapes, walkman, md, discman!
OH MAAAAAAAN. The first commercial mass market IEM's
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#8047103 - 01/15/15 03:14 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: 4age]
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Sad for the job losses everywhere - sucks
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#8047131 - 01/15/15 03:31 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: JEFFOS]
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more bad news for another Canadian Company - http://business.financialpost.com/2015/0...program-halted/

at least the lost jobs are not in Canada....

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#8047145 - 01/15/15 03:40 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: JEFFOS]
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duuude

direct drive walkmans \:\(
then there were ones with diamond coated heads.

fancy dancy. killed by ipod XD
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#8047311 - 01/15/15 05:05 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: 4age]
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damnit i heard they have this wicked iphone 5 charger that i wanted....but there's no targets around me.
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#8047333 - 01/15/15 05:24 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: JEFFOS]
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 Originally Posted By: JEFFOS
I feel bad for the people that left their old jobs to go there. I know quite a few people that work there

+1
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#8047343 - 01/15/15 05:35 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: 4age]
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 Originally Posted By: 4age
There is the problem of comparison shopping (US vs Canadian prices) always.
What Canadian consumers don't understand is the cost of logistics is much, much higher in Canada vs the 'states, so prices would never be equal.

I'm not certain the Target issue was ever pricing though (in reality). There may have been the perception of Target being expensive, but Target always priced stuff the same as Walmart for the equivalent product. + Price matching. + many promotions that were way cheaper. Ppl just didn't bother going to the store. It's always a ghost town there and for that, I do not know why.

Yes, there were supply chain issues up front, but many of those were resolved later on...and despite resolution, the stores were still ghost towns XD


BS, supply issues were never resolved. Been to Target 3 times (last time was beginning of December) and every single freaking time the counters are empty. Basic items like paper towel, toilet paper are EMPTY on the counters. The in-stock is a complete joke IMO. You could walk around and just can't help but notice all the empty counters, even the coolers were empty.

It really sucks for the folks working in the field since they have very little control over replenishment issues and count on HO to FIX it.
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#8047373 - 01/15/15 05:56 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Hatorade]
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Did not experience those issues in sauga.
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#8047394 - 01/15/15 06:11 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Euphoricuck]
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Been to 3 targets and they were consistent...consistent with empty counters that is!!!

The other thing that confused me about target. So they wanted to position themselves as a discount store (just going by memory from all the advertising propaganda), yet they have a Starbucks...lol. I confused.
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#8047396 - 01/15/15 06:12 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Hatorade]
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 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
Been to 3 targets and they were consistent...consistent with empty counters that is!!!

The other thing that confused me about target. So they wanted to position themselves as a discount store (just going by memory from all the advertising propaganda), yet they have a Starbucks...lol. I confused.


the only thing you are consistent on is hating everything else.
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#8047397 - 01/15/15 06:13 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: c2k]
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Been to 3 targets and they were consistent...consistent with empty counters that is!!!

The other thing that confused me about target. So they wanted to position themselves as a discount store (just going by memory from all the advertising propaganda), yet they have a Starbucks...lol. I confused.


the only thing you are consistent on is hating everything else.


Problem is?
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#8047400 - 01/15/15 06:15 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Hatorade]
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One in Barrie is always stocked, even on opening day I didn't see any empty shelving.
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#8047401 - 01/15/15 06:18 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: LNXGUY]
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One in Barrie is always stocked, even on opening day I didn't see any empty shelving.


So it appears some stores were ok, but the general public says otherwise. Number one complaint seems to be empty shelves...

Doesn't matter anymore as this will become a case study for education.
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#8047510 - 01/15/15 07:53 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Euphoricuck]
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 Originally Posted By: Euphoric
Did not experience those issues in sauga.


my wife did on a couple occasions


Edited by loudsubz (01/15/15 07:53 PM)

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#8047664 - 01/15/15 10:42 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: loudsubz]
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^ which location? The two I went to(which were somewhat late bloomers to the market) were fine.
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#8047709 - 01/15/15 11:38 PM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Euphoricuck]
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 Originally Posted By: Euphoric
^ which location? The two I went to(which were somewhat late bloomers to the market) were fine.


On regular occasion there were many holes in inventory in all of the mississauga ones.
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#8047730 - 01/16/15 12:08 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Euphoricuck]
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 Originally Posted By: JEFFOS
Word on the street is they had lots of supply chain and store quantity issues... I don't know for sure I'm just guessing.
The places are stacked full of product with little or no shoppers. Everytime I go in there its like a private shopping trip for me and only me



+1 i felt like riding my bike in there or have a paint ball tournament
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#8047795 - 01/16/15 07:35 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Kid Bro Sweets]
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#8047844 - 01/16/15 08:21 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: furball]
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Best buy has been closing stores and stuff too.
It's oooooooover!
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#8047871 - 01/16/15 08:37 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: JEFFOS]
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^ which location? The two I went to(which were somewhat late bloomers to the market) were fine.


On regular occasion there were many holes in inventory in all of the mississauga ones.
oh you went?
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#8047927 - 01/16/15 09:12 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Euphoricuck]
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Yes biweekly and people would send me pictures of the store sections on a biweekly basis - no idea why I guess they just liked to take pictures of stores.
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#8047981 - 01/16/15 09:46 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: JEFFOS]
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I never encountered any problems
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#8047990 - 01/16/15 09:51 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Euphoricuck]
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Mississauga location Erin mills Parkway
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#8048020 - 01/16/15 10:11 AM Re: target closing in canada [Re: Euphoricuck]
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I never encountered any problems


then I guess Target Canada will survive.

stayed tuned for retraction on the store closing annoucment, and them withdrawing from creditor protection.

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