Talk:Target Canada

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Reception section

A few months after it opened, there have been many sources that discuss Target's reception. Should we add some? Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 01:34, 24 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes? No? Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 00:27, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps no? Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 02:18, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is worth mentioning. I wouldn't do pages on it though. Ground Zero | t 20:16, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. It should be limited to one medium-length paragraph or two short paragraphs (one being positive and another being negative) at most. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 00:45, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It is time to add that section, especially given that it is closing down for good. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 03:34, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted edits

I made the edits below because "the process of" doesn't change the meaning of the sentence -- it just adds words:

"Target will begin [s]the process of[/s] closing its stores on March 18, 2015, with 16 locations slated to close that week."

Vipersnake151 reverted this edits claiming that "previous wording would imply they're being all closed at once". Um, no, no it doesn't. "Begin closing" does not imply all at once. Furthermore, the rest of the sentence makes it unamibiguously clear:

"Target will begin closing its stores on March 18, 2015, with 16 locations scheduled to close that week."

No reader is going to conclude from that sentence that all 133 stores will close that week when the sentence says that 16 will do so. When writing, it is reasonable to assume that the reader will read to the end of the sentence. There is no need for redundancy. Furthermore, at best, "the process of" only implies what Vipersnake is suggesting it does, and we should always be explicit, rather than implying. Ground Zero | t 21:32, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A subsequent edit by Vipersnake changed it to "begin gradually closing its stores on March 18, 2015, with 16 locations slated to close that week." The "gradually is really unnecessary to convey that that the stores will not be closing all at once since the sentence uses "begin to" and concludes with "16 stores that week". Ground Zero | t 21:34, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

When Target Canada announces who replaces its stores

This story from Maple Ridge, BC would be interesting if it is true. I thought the auction process could extend until the end of June as Target wants the maximum amount of dollars for its leases but who knows...and not May 5-8.

This April 2015 NYT article says the process could be until the end of June when the landlords find out if anyone is even replacing a Target store. Kind Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 04:40, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Update. Canadian Tire is only taking 12 Target stores and Wal-mart another 13 stores according to this article and a distribution center from Target. This story might explain why the sales of Target Canada's remaining stores are proceeding very slowly. I suspect that a lot of smaller retailers will take the rest of the 67 Target stores--on which bids were placed--such as Loblaws, Sears Canada, and perhaps Lowes Canada or Metro Inc.. Not many retailers can take 100,000 sf stores. --Leoboudv (talk) 21:28, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Successor

Should the Successor section be removed? Walmart / Lowes etc. didn't become successors to Target in a corporate sense - just took over some of the leases. Ksnaden (talk) 03:46, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Taking over leases of a defunct division does not make a successor. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 17:31, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, per Johnny Au. Ground Zero | t 17:44, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have found a source that finishes Target Canada for good: http://www.thestar.com/business/2016/03/04/target-canada-reaches-settlement-with-creditors-landlords.html Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 14:57, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replacement tenants list

I don't have dates handy, but if anyone can look this up to add to the list, the Target location at The Mall at Lawson Heights in Saskatoon was converted into a Canada Safeway location, while The Centre (Saskatoon) location was converted into smaller retailers such as Ardene. For Calgary, the former Target at West Hills in Calgary is now a Lowes; Market Mall (Calgary)'s Target closure sparked a renovation of its part of the mall and it was converted into smaller retailers Zara and Sporting Life. 136.159.160.8 (talk) 19:31, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That would be a good idea, but I'm not sure if it passes WP:DIRECTORY or not. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 01:20, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]