A Special Message From Zellers
Saturday, November 12th, 2011Tweet Many of you have likely seen the Zellers holiday television commercials that are on-air right now and also making the rounds on YouTube. In our mind this is an excellent execution and a great way of getting people talking about Zellers again after almost 10 months of non-stop Target talk. Some industry folks we [...]
SINS Must Read: Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing 2011
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Tweet My favorite report on the global retail industry has just been released and you need to get a copy and give it a good read. This report reviews the performance of the Top 250 retailers in the world based on 2009 data – the latest available. It also reviews the global retail landscape with [...]
Five Points To Consider About The Zellers / Target Deal
Thursday, January 13th, 2011Tweet The newswires are buzzing this morning with the news that Target has acquired Zellers. I just wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on the facts as presented by both Target and HBC. 1) Target did not buy Zellers At its core, this is a real estate deal. Target has agreed to purchase [...]
Has Zellers Goose Finally Been Cooked?
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Tweet Reports are circulating that the US real estate magnate that owns Hudson’s Bay Trading Co., is in talks with several US chains to unload its Zellers properties. This chain has been the focus of more rumors and speculation over the past decade than any other Canadian chain. It definitely comes as no surprise that [...]
Target coming to Canada? (The Sky is Falling, The Sky is Falling!)
Monday, February 1st, 2010Tweet Originally Posted in January 2010 Interesting reports were swirling around late last week about Target finally making its move into the Canadian market. Read below: http://ow.ly/10df1 Have you heard this one before? What has to be the most frequent and hyped rumour in the Canadian retail scene is back – this time spurred by [...]
