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SGT_Conti 05/01/17 9:33:25 PM #1:	My god that was a disastrous expansion attempt. --- "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." <cite>SGT_Conti posted [p:878294208] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>My god that was a disastrous expansion attempt.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thompsontalker7 05/01/17 9:35:24 PM #2:	I love Target It's like Wal-Mart minus the trash people/atmosphere What went wrong in Canada? Too much competition? --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet. Might wanna get on that, yeah? <cite>thompsontalker7 posted [p:878294344] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>I love Target It's like Wal-Mart minus the trash people/atmosphere What went wrong in Canada? Too much competition?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pres_madagascar 05/01/17 9:35:45 PM #3:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXYR69UhxI --- http://i.imgur.com/23CCcZB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/32mwCo1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/oqklqKC.jpg <cite>pres_madagascar posted [p:878294367] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXYR69UhxI</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gamer99z 05/01/17 9:36:26 PM #4:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXYR69UhxI Interesting watch if anyone can spare 15 minutes. Edit: Ninja'd --- "You need to lay off the peanut-butthurt and u-jelly sandwiches" - Neon Octopus <cite>Gamer99z posted [p:878294413] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXYR69UhxI Interesting watch if anyone can spare 15 minutes. Edit: Ninja'd</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SGT_Conti 05/01/17 9:39:03 PM #5:	thompsontalker7 posted... I love Target It's like Wal-Mart minus the trash people/atmosphere What went wrong in Canada? Too much competition? lol no our competition here sucks They expanded way too quickly, didn't have enough stock for their shelves, advertised a US experience so customers went in expecting US prices, and really just had to fight their own hype. A lot of Canadians already shopped in Target in the US and what we got here just wasn't it. They also lacked a Canadian site for online sales or even to check stock. When I tried using it, I couldn't even see what each store had. It had a "Featured" section of items and that was it. --- "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." <cite>SGT_Conti posted [p:878294593] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote>I love Target It's like Wal-Mart minus the trash people/atmosphere What went wrong in Canada? Too much competition?</quote> lol no our competition here sucks They expanded way too quickly, didn't have enough stock for their shelves, advertised a US experience so customers went in expecting US prices, and really just had to fight their own hype. A lot of Canadians already shopped in Target in the US and what we got here just wasn't it. They also lacked a Canadian site for online sales or even to check stock. When I tried using it, I couldn't even see what each store had. It had a "Featured" section of items and that was it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frostshock 05/01/17 9:40:18 PM #6:	thompsontalker7 posted... I love Target It's like Wal-Mart minus the trash people/atmosphere What went wrong in Canada? Too much competition? A complete supply chain collapse. Store was empty, yo. Based on a blog post I read, Target Canada was using a new inventory management system which was either missing tons of data on products or had outright incorrect data. Edit: And POS failures too apparently. And management not pulling the plug to deal with the problems before actually opening the stores. The article I read was here, I can't attest to how accurate it is but it's very interesting: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/the-last-days-of-target-canada/ --- Got questions about schoolwork? Want to share answers, or discuss your studies? Come to Homework Helpers! http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1060-homework-helpers <cite>Frostshock posted [p:878294679] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote>I love Target It's like Wal-Mart minus the trash people/atmosphere What went wrong in Canada? Too much competition?</quote> A complete supply chain collapse. Store was empty, yo. Based on a blog post I read, Target Canada was using a new inventory management system which was either missing tons of data on products or had outright incorrect data. Edit: And POS failures too apparently. And management not pulling the plug to deal with the problems before actually opening the stores. The article I read was here, I can't attest to how accurate it is but it's very interesting: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/the-last-days-of-target-canada/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thompsontalker7 05/01/17 9:49:02 PM #7:	Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet. Might wanna get on that, yeah? <cite>thompsontalker7 posted [p:878295218] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KK_the_Slider 05/01/17 9:52:08 PM #8:	They had nothing on the shelves and there was no employees around ever. --- FC: 4879-6025-2834 <cite>KK_the_Slider posted [p:878295412] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>They had nothing on the shelves and there was no employees around ever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SGT_Conti 05/01/17 9:53:46 PM #9:	They could have possibly been successful if they launched a test store in Toronto or something and examined market trends to see where to go from there, but opening almost 200 right off the bat was just...poor planning. I also knew someone who left their job at another retail store to work at Target. They weren't there very long and then found out Target was leaving Canada. On the news. Not even from their boss, because their boss didn't know either until they saw it on the news, apparently. It was just a total clusterfuck. --- "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." <cite>SGT_Conti posted [p:878295505] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>They could have possibly been successful if they launched a test store in Toronto or something and examined market trends to see where to go from there, but opening almost 200 right off the bat was just...poor planning. I also knew someone who left their job at another retail store to work at Target. They weren't there very long and then found out Target was leaving Canada. On the news. Not even from their boss, because their boss didn't know either until they saw it on the news, apparently. It was just a total clusterfuck.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tripZ504 05/01/17 9:54:50 PM #10:	Walmart was cheaper and had more stock. <cite>tripZ504 posted [p:878295567] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>Walmart was cheaper and had more stock.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zack_Attackv1 05/01/17 9:56:57 PM #11:	hahahah --- http://i.imgur.com/e07XhHi.jpg <cite>Zack_Attackv1 posted [p:878295699] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>hahahah</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SGT_Conti 05/01/17 9:57:25 PM #12:	From that video posted earlier: https://youtu.be/ohXYR69UhxI?t=492 Sales went up in the malls after Target closed >_> --- "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." <cite>SGT_Conti posted [p:878295717] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>From that video posted earlier: https://youtu.be/ohXYR69UhxI?t=492 Sales went up in the malls after Target closed >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KK_the_Slider 05/01/17 9:57:33 PM #13:	SGT_Conti posted... They could have possibly been successful if they launched a test store in Toronto or something and examined market trends to see where to go from there, but opening almost 200 right off the bat was just...poor planning. I also knew someone who left their job at another retail store to work at Target. They weren't there very long and then found out Target was leaving Canada. On the news. Not even from their boss, because their boss didn't know either until they saw it on the news, apparently. It was just a total clusterfuck. That reminds me of when all the Future Shops just closed one day. People thought that had work that day, showed up and saw it was closed down. --- FC: 4879-6025-2834 <cite>KK_the_Slider posted [p:878295728] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>SGT_Conti posted...</cite> <quote>They could have possibly been successful if they launched a test store in Toronto or something and examined market trends to see where to go from there, but opening almost 200 right off the bat was just...poor planning. I also knew someone who left their job at another retail store to work at Target. They weren't there very long and then found out Target was leaving Canada. On the news. Not even from their boss, because their boss didn't know either until they saw it on the news, apparently. It was just a total clusterfuck.</quote> That reminds me of when all the Future Shops just closed one day. People thought that had work that day, showed up and saw it was closed down.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EyeWontBeFooled 05/01/17 10:00:13 PM #14:	KK_the_Slider posted... SGT_Conti posted... They could have possibly been successful if they launched a test store in Toronto or something and examined market trends to see where to go from there, but opening almost 200 right off the bat was just...poor planning. I also knew someone who left their job at another retail store to work at Target. They weren't there very long and then found out Target was leaving Canada. On the news. Not even from their boss, because their boss didn't know either until they saw it on the news, apparently. It was just a total clusterfuck. That reminds me of when all the Future Shops just closed one day. People thought that had work that day, showed up and saw it was closed down. That was a complete shitshow, too. Hey, remember when the Rosalina amiibo was exclusive to Target!? That meant Canada, as well as the US! That was the worst of all. --- You come up with something better! <cite>EyeWontBeFooled posted [p:878295889] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>KK_the_Slider posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SGT_Conti posted...</cite> <quote>They could have possibly been successful if they launched a test store in Toronto or something and examined market trends to see where to go from there, but opening almost 200 right off the bat was just...poor planning. I also knew someone who left their job at another retail store to work at Target. They weren't there very long and then found out Target was leaving Canada. On the news. Not even from their boss, because their boss didn't know either until they saw it on the news, apparently. It was just a total clusterfuck.</quote> That reminds me of when all the Future Shops just closed one day. People thought that had work that day, showed up and saw it was closed down.</quote> That was a complete shitshow, too. Hey, remember when the Rosalina amiibo was exclusive to Target!? That meant Canada, as well as the US! That was the worst of all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ultima Dragon 05/01/17 10:02:34 PM #15:	I wonder what's going to happen with more and more stores closing down. Online shopping is taking a pretty big piece of the pie as well. So you're left with all these sad malls with like half the shops closed, buildings that are vacant and no companies really left to fill them. --- "It's Canada, their idea of rioting is a half-muttered swear word." - deathbeforelife <cite>Ultima Dragon posted [p:878296040] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>I wonder what's going to happen with more and more stores closing down. Online shopping is taking a pretty big piece of the pie as well. So you're left with all these sad malls with like half the shops closed, buildings that are vacant and no companies really left to fill them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NES4EVER 05/01/17 10:06:41 PM #16:	There was a really good article a year or two ago talking about the collapse of Target in Canada. It basically boiled down to a supply chain system that was rushed to implementation with nowhere near enough bodies to properly create it. Prices and product weren't too much different than what WalMart sold, and the shelves were almost always empty. That combined with their launch across the country, picking up former Zellers locations, and having way too big a footprint out the gate. A lot of American retailers coming into Canada will open a couple test stores in Vancouver, Toronto or Calgary, and then slowly expand to other urban centres. Target swooped in and bought/leased all the former Zellers locations and tried to open like a hundred stores within a few months. --- *nu-horsemen 4evar* [A GameFAQs Moderator was deleted by this message] <cite>NES4EVER posted [p:878296309] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>There was a really good article a year or two ago talking about the collapse of Target in Canada. It basically boiled down to a supply chain system that was rushed to implementation with nowhere near enough bodies to properly create it. Prices and product weren't too much different than what WalMart sold, and the shelves were almost always empty. That combined with their launch across the country, picking up former Zellers locations, and having way too big a footprint out the gate. A lot of American retailers coming into Canada will open a couple test stores in Vancouver, Toronto or Calgary, and then slowly expand to other urban centres. Target swooped in and bought/leased all the former Zellers locations and tried to open like a hundred stores within a few months.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SGT_Conti 05/01/17 10:09:11 PM #17:	Ultima Dragon posted... I wonder what's going to happen with more and more stores closing down. Online shopping is taking a pretty big piece of the pie as well. So you're left with all these sad malls with like half the shops closed, buildings that are vacant and no companies really left to fill them. I imagine if it ever got to that point, new kinds of stores would fill those areas. An acquaintance of mine just opened up a VR arcade, and such locations would get increasingly affordable if plaza owners were desperate to fill up empty buildings with anything at all. Those real life escape rooms also seem to be picking up popularity. In short, locations would be less about selling products and more about selling experiences that you can't take or replicate at home. --- "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." <cite>SGT_Conti posted [p:878296455] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>Ultima Dragon posted...</cite> <quote>I wonder what's going to happen with more and more stores closing down. Online shopping is taking a pretty big piece of the pie as well. So you're left with all these sad malls with like half the shops closed, buildings that are vacant and no companies really left to fill them.</quote> I imagine if it ever got to that point, new kinds of stores would fill those areas. An acquaintance of mine just opened up a VR arcade, and such locations would get increasingly affordable if plaza owners were desperate to fill up empty buildings with anything at all. Those real life escape rooms also seem to be picking up popularity. In short, locations would be less about selling products and more about selling experiences that you can't take or replicate at home.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Bio1590 05/01/17 10:12:41 PM #19:	thompsontalker7 posted... Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it. --- http://i.imgur.com/bbRWLI8.gif https://i.imgur.com/A0BErSV.jpg <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:878296725] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote>Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again</quote> It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thompsontalker7 05/01/17 10:18:27 PM #20:	Bio1590 posted... thompsontalker7 posted... Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it. They still have billions in the bank; all they have to do is concentrate their efforts and expand slowly and maybe they can possibly repair their name up there. Personally though Target has always came in clutch when it came to stock; got my Majora's Mask XL and Nintendo Switch there with no effort. --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet. Might wanna get on that, yeah? <cite>thompsontalker7 posted [p:878297131] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>Bio1590 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote>Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again</quote> It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it.</quote> They still have billions in the bank; all they have to do is concentrate their efforts and expand slowly and maybe they can possibly repair their name up there. Personally though Target has always came in clutch when it came to stock; got my Majora's Mask XL and Nintendo Switch there with no effort.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NES4EVER 05/01/17 10:20:04 PM #21:	thompsontalker7 posted... Bio1590 posted... thompsontalker7 posted... Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it. They still have billions in the bank; all they have to do is concentrate their efforts and expand slowly and maybe they can possibly repair their name up there. Personally though Target has always came in clutch when it came to stock; got my Majora's Mask XL and Nintendo Switch there with no effort. Nah their brand is pretty tarnished in Canada. Everyone I knew even mocked their liquidation when the stores were closing because they couldn't even do that right. --- *nu-horsemen 4evar* [A GameFAQs Moderator was deleted by this message] <cite>NES4EVER posted [p:878297242] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Bio1590 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote>Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again</quote> It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it.</quote> They still have billions in the bank; all they have to do is concentrate their efforts and expand slowly and maybe they can possibly repair their name up there. Personally though Target has always came in clutch when it came to stock; got my Majora's Mask XL and Nintendo Switch there with no effort.</quote> Nah their brand is pretty tarnished in Canada. Everyone I knew even mocked their liquidation when the stores were closing because they couldn't even do that right.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SGT_Conti 05/01/17 10:22:58 PM #22:	NES4EVER posted... thompsontalker7 posted... Bio1590 posted... thompsontalker7 posted... Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it. They still have billions in the bank; all they have to do is concentrate their efforts and expand slowly and maybe they can possibly repair their name up there. Personally though Target has always came in clutch when it came to stock; got my Majora's Mask XL and Nintendo Switch there with no effort. Nah their brand is pretty tarnished in Canada. Everyone I knew even mocked their liquidation when the stores were closing because they couldn't even do that right. To be fair, Target wasn't in charge of liquidation sales, right? I remember reading that stuff was handled by the same people who did Zellers' liquidation. --- "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." <cite>SGT_Conti posted [p:878297452] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>NES4EVER posted...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Bio1590 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote>Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again</quote> It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it.</quote> They still have billions in the bank; all they have to do is concentrate their efforts and expand slowly and maybe they can possibly repair their name up there. Personally though Target has always came in clutch when it came to stock; got my Majora's Mask XL and Nintendo Switch there with no effort.</quote> Nah their brand is pretty tarnished in Canada. Everyone I knew even mocked their liquidation when the stores were closing because they couldn't even do that right.</quote> To be fair, Target wasn't in charge of liquidation sales, right? I remember reading that stuff was handled by the same people who did Zellers' liquidation.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thompsontalker7 05/01/17 10:25:37 PM #23:	Maybe Canadians are just known to hold grudges --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet. Might wanna get on that, yeah? <cite>thompsontalker7 posted [p:878297635] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote>Maybe Canadians are just known to hold grudges</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 05/01/17 10:45:27 PM #24:	thompsontalker7 posted... Maybe Canadians are just known to hold grudges To Target? Yeah. --- http://i.imgur.com/bbRWLI8.gif https://i.imgur.com/A0BErSV.jpg <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:878298977] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote>Maybe Canadians are just known to hold grudges</quote> To Target? Yeah.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 05/01/17 10:57:58 PM #25:	thompsontalker7 posted... Bio1590 posted... thompsontalker7 posted... Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it. They still have billions in the bank; all they have to do is concentrate their efforts and expand slowly and maybe they can possibly repair their name up there. Personally though Target has always came in clutch when it came to stock; got my Majora's Mask XL and Nintendo Switch there with no effort. They're having enough trouble in the US alone right now, the last thing they need to do is attempt to reenter a market they completely don't understand. And I was wrong, it was over a $5.4 billion hit. --- http://i.imgur.com/bbRWLI8.gif https://i.imgur.com/A0BErSV.jpg <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:878299804] in I suddenly... [t:75301430]...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Bio1590 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>thompsontalker7 posted...</cite> <quote>Smh The upper management is run by idiots I wonder if they'll ever try again</quote> It cost them like a billion dollars and lots of people their jobs. I doubt it.</quote> They still have billions in the bank; all they have to do is concentrate their efforts and expand slowly and maybe they can possibly repair their name up there. Personally though Target has always came in clutch when it came to stock; got my Majora's Mask XL and Nintendo Switch there with no effort.</quote> They're having enough trouble in the US alone right now, the last thing they need to do is attempt to reenter a market they completely don't understand. And I was wrong, it was over a $5.4 billion hit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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