I work for Target, in Canada, and they are a good company to work for. Their biggest mistake was jumping in with so many stores simultaneously. They might have been all right had they opened up a third of the stores and were more choosy where they opened them.
Many Canadians also complained about the lack of selection, compared with the US. That isn’t Target’s fault, because our bilingual laws makes it more difficult to bring a lot of stuff from the States, because it costs a lot to change the packaging and for many companies it’s ot worth the expense for the money that could be made.
Announcing their locations more than a year ahead of opening sure didn’t help- Their competitors knew exactly what was coming and had plenty of time to prepare.
I work for Target, in Canada, and they are a good company to work for. Their biggest mistake was jumping in with so many stores simultaneously. They might have been all right had they opened up a third of the stores and were more choosy where they opened them.
I was surprised to read this, but as you said, that’s a lot of stores to open at once.
I was looking forward to the Target store opening.
I went into one in Hamilton and was pretty disappointed. The atmosphere was very sterile and the merchandise seemed quite cheap and junky. I was hard-pressed to find a few nice gifts. There were very few customers there. Their goods reminded me of another store for home decor called Bouclair. I don’t know if you have that store in the U.S., but it carries a lot of cheap looking merchandise.
I never went into Target again and wondered why they were such a popular store south of the border. I heard that Canadian stores were nothing like American stores, so perhaps it was their lack of good merchandise.
They did, however, have friendly, helpful staff.
Re: Many Canadians also complained about the lack of selection, compared with the US. That isn’t Target’s fault, because our bilingual laws makes it more difficult to bring a lot of stuff from the States, because it costs a lot to change the packaging and for many companies it’s ot worth the expense for the money that could be made.
I had heard from a relative that the Targets in Canada didn’t have the same selection of products but hadn’t realized the reason why.
Sorry about your job. Best wishes for a new job.