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Old Posted Jun 17, 2013, 7:43 AM
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I took this picture to show the transition between the 2 store chains...kind of like the outsider looking in, in a way.

This was taken at Upper James and Rymal, by the way.

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Old Posted Jun 17, 2013, 4:03 PM
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This was taken at Upper James and Rymal, by the way.
I figured it was there. If it were the lower city, there wouldn't be a cart anywhere near the store.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 2:11 PM
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Target killing Canadian operations
(The Globe and Mail, Marina Strauss, Jan 15 2015)

U.S. discounter Target Corp. is closing its money-losing stores in Canada after almost two troubled years here.

The Minneapolis-based retailer said on Thursday it filed an application for protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto.

“After a thorough review of our Canadian performance and careful consideration of the implications of all options, we were unable to find a realistic scenario that would get Target Canada to profitability until at least 2021,” said Brian Cornell, who became the new chief executive officer last summer.

“With the full support of Target Corporation’s board of directors, we have determined that it is in the best interest of our business and our shareholders to exit the Canadian market and focus on driving growth and building further momentum in our U.S. business,” he said in a statement.

With 133 stores in Canada and about 17,600 employees, Target expects to report about $5.4-billion (U.S) of pretax losses on discontinued operations in the fourth quarter of 2014, mainly as a result of the writedown of the company’s investment in Target Canada along with costs tied to leaving this country and operating losses in the quarter before Thursday’s court filing.

Target expects to report about $275-million of pretax losses on discontinued operations in fiscal 2015.

Target anticipates its cash costs to discontinue its Canadian operations to be $500-million to $600-million, most of which will occur in the retailer’s 2015 fiscal year or later. It said it has enough resources to fund these expected costs, including cash on hand and ongoing cash generation from its U.S. business.

It said it expects its decision to shore up its profit in the coming year and beyond while increasing its cash flow in fiscal 2016 and beyond.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 2:18 PM
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That's a lot of stores that could go empty. Hope they bring back Zellers.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 2:38 PM
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This sucks. Haven't had to go to a Walmart since Target opened, now I might have to face the insanity once in awhile.

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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 3:10 PM
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Wonder if WalMart will relocate to Target's store at Centre on Barton. It'll be big enough for WalMart to fill. The current WalMart could be broken into two or three stores.

I'm afraid the Meadowlands and Upper James Target will be empty for awhile.

The Meadowlands has good highway access so could be a good spot for Apple to locate a Hamilton store.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 3:22 PM
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The Meadowlands has good highway access so could be a good spot for Apple to locate a Hamilton store.
That store is many multiples bigger than what Apple Stores usually are. I think the average for an Apple Store is six or eight thousand square foot- that Target store must be well in excess of 100,000.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 3:46 PM
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Yeah they can probably demo it or convert it into three or two stores.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 6:04 PM
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The Target at Nash and Queenston is going to city empty for a decade.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 6:13 PM
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Zellers, Bargain! Shop, or some other Canadian chain is what I would prefer to see. Too many American companies moving in.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 6:50 PM
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I think a lot of these are going to sit empty for a long time, including the Centre Mall one unless they get somehow partitioned into smaller stores, or get simply demolished. There just isn't much use for these giant department stores any more.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Kohl's make a move to pick up a good chunk of these locations.
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On another note...

Sony closing all 14 stores in Canada

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/52...res-in-canada/
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There goes Target...
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