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Same with Canadians (and everyone else for that matter). It's all about price. Walmart is packed every day up here.
Now interestingly, Target isn't a success here. I don't cross-border shop but from what I hear, Target in the US is a popular destination for Manitobans. They recently opened some stores here and on a visit to the dentist, I had occasion to stop by the Target here. It was very quiet. Like a funeral home. With empty shelves. And I didn't find the prices to be low at all. I can't compare to the US stores because I haven't been to a US Target, but I was wondering what was up with Target Canada.
Now interestingly, Target isn't a success here. I don't cross-border shop but from what I hear, Target in the US is a popular destination for Manitobans. They recently opened some stores here and on a visit to the dentist, I had occasion to stop by the Target here. It was very quiet. Like a funeral home. With empty shelves. And I didn't find the prices to be low at all. I can't compare to the US stores because I haven't been to a US Target, but I was wondering what was up with Target Canada.
I can't speak for every Target store in Canada but in my area, all stores except one look exactly like Zellers -- low-ceiling cramped mall stores that look like the 1970s except for the merchandise. The only store in a building that was completely rebuilt is always full and does look like a US Target -- large, with clear signage, wide aisles, etc. Incidentally it is the most successful store in the area and it's always full (as far as I can tell).
Target put mass market penetration before quality and as a result, their stores look like crap and people think they're a discounter.
Target is very popular in America and has a huge presence throughout the country. You can multiple stores in any small to medium-sized city. Prices are not the cheapest - they are not meant to be because Target is not trying to come off as a discount Wal-Mart. Increasingly, they are also opening urban Target stores in urban areas and city centers for the more affluent shoppers.
I've been to a few Targets in the U.S and Canada and in every single instance I've walked out of the store with nothing in hand. Atleast Walmart has competitive prices so you don't feel like you'd be getting ripped off.
Target is very popular in America and has a huge presence throughout the country. You can multiple stores in any small to medium-sized city. Prices are not the cheapest - they are not meant to be because Target is not trying to come off as a discount Wal-Mart. Increasingly, they are also opening urban Target stores in urban areas and city centers for the more affluent shoppers.
I thought Target was like another version of Walmart but then I've never been to one in the US.
ETA: how does it differ from Walmart? What should I look for if I ever go back?
I walked into Target in the States about 5 months before they came to Canada, and was not impressed at all. Just walked out without buying anything. It looked just like Zellers. The local Target we do have here now is actually better than the American one I visited, but apparently that's because I had picked a small one to visit.
A Target opened up here last year and it's as dead as the Zellers it replaced. I'm not sure about what the prices are, but it just has such a gross design, not even the fact that they opened up a Starbucks inside could save it. And people here literally make plans to go to Starbucks.
A Target opened up here last year and it's as dead as the Zellers it replaced. I'm not sure about what the prices are, but it just has such a gross design, not even the fact that they opened up a Starbucks inside could save it. And people here literally make plans to go to Starbucks.
Same story here in southwestern Ontario but then we also have a brand new super Walmart at the other end of town.
Target is having a hard time explaining to people just how carrying the same stock as Walmart's medium to high end merchandise but charging more for it than Walmart does is offset by a red and white logo versus a blue and white one.
Same story here in southwestern Ontario but then we also have a brand new super Walmart at the other end of town.
Target is having a hard time explaining to people just how carrying the same stock as Walmart's medium to high end merchandise but charging more for it than Walmart does is offset by a red and white logo versus a blue and white one.
Target: all hat and no cattle.
Increasingly in America: Target City stores that are replacing big box suburban stores. Target City's are 1/2 to 2/3 the size of their suburban counterparts.
This one is in Chicago:
Seattle:
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