Target Canada Layoffs

Recent News and Discussions About Target Canada Layoffs

Target hit by layoffs as Canada winds down – CNBC

https://www.cnbc.com/2015/02/11/target-hit-by-layoffs-as-canada-winds-down.html

Target hit by layoffs as Canada winds down - CNBC
Target plans to lay off about 720 people as the retailer winds down its operations in Canada , the Star Tribune reported Wednesday. About 550 of the layoffs …


Mass Target layoffs are about to push Canada’s jobless rate …

Mass Target layoffs are about to push Canada’s jobless rate higher

May 7, 2015 — As many as half of the 17,600 or so Canadian employees Target laid off were let go in April as the chain was shutting down the last of its 133 …


Target Canada’s failure causes retailer to lay off 720 staff in …

https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/target-canadas-failure-causes-retailer-to-layoff-720-staff-in-u-s-india

Feb 11, 2015 — Target Corp. is laying off 720 employees across its global operations as the retailer makes changes linked to its failed roll out in Canada .


target layoffs – HuffPost

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/topic/target-layoffs

Target’s Canadian Disaster Now Causing U.S. Layoffs . Some 550 Target employees at the company’s headquarters in Minneapolis will be handed pink slips, …


Target Canada’s failure causes retailer to layoff 720 staff in U.S. …

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2015/02/11/ontario-judge-approves-target-canadas-compromise-deal-with-its-landlords/

TORONTO – Target Corp. is laying off 720 employees across its global operations as the retailer makes changes linked to its failed roll out in Canada .


Target’s Canadian Exit Means Hefty Job Losses – WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-CDRTB-5542

Jan 15, 2015 — Target Corp.’s exit from Canada will result in one of the biggest layoffs in Canadian history, leaving 17600 low-income workers without jobs …


Target laying off 550 after Canada failure – Post Bulletin

https://www.postbulletin.com/business/target-laying-off-550-after-canada-failure

Feb 12, 2015 — Target is laying off 550 employees in its Minneapolis corporate offices, after rits failed Canadian expansion.


Global News – The impact from Target Canada’s mass layoffs …

The impact from Target Canada’s mass layoffs and unprecedented store closures will be felt in job numbers out Friday. The purge of thousands of employees…


Target CEO under pressure after layoffs, data breach and Canada …

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/video/6082086778001

Jan. 24, 2014 – Is Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel under pressure following layoffs , a data breach, poor performance in Canada and weak U.S. sales?


Target lays off hundreds at home in retreat from Canada

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2015/02/11/target-cutting-550-jobs-minnesota-layoffs.html

Feb 11, 2015 — Target Corp. is cutting 550 jobs in Minnesota and another 170 in India as it winds down operations related to its ill-fated expansion to …


Frequently Asked Questions

Is Target returning to Canada in 2021?

No, Target has no plans to come back to Canada.

Did Target close down in Canada?

Target Canada commenced Court-supervised restructuring proceedings in January 2015, and finally shut down all of their stores by April 12, 2015 amid the retail apocalypse.

Target Canada Co.
Type Subsidiary
Founded March 5, 2013
Defunct April 12, 2015
Fate Defunct
Headquarters Mississauga, Ontario

Why did Target fail in Canada?

The company was having trouble moving products from its cavernous distribution centres and onto store shelves, which would leave Target outlets poorly stocked. The checkout system was glitchy and didn’t process transactions properly.

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