Impacts On Canadian Retailers Of The Impending Target Canada Launch
Saturday, July 21st, 2012Tweet Recently, Target announced a complete list of all 125 locations that will be opened in Canada in 2013. It also announced the time frame by province that each store will open. Fourty eight stores will open in spring, twenty in summer, twenty-five in fall and thirty-two in winter. Ontario stores will open in all [...]
Target Canada: One Year Down, One To Go!
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012Tweet It has been twelve months since Target announced that it will come to Canada through the purchase of up to 220 Zellers leaseholds across Canada. For us here at Sales Is Not Simple it has been a busy year of getting to know Target a whole lot better, deciphering and predicting their next moves [...]
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 [...]
Target Identifies First 105 Sites – SINS Predictions 97% Accurate
Friday, May 27th, 2011Tweet Target surprised the industry this week by identifying the first 105 sites that they will convert from Zellers stores to Target with the goal of opening for business in 2013. This past February, SINS conducted a store by store analysis to determine the sites that Target would choose to convert and we are happy [...]
SINS Canadian Mobile Shopping Apps Review
Sunday, March 27th, 2011Tweet The internet revolutionized shopping over the past ten years by breaking down the walls of the store, allowing shoppers to access the store 24/7, compare products and prices across retailers, get feedback on product performance through on-line reviews and to make a purchase and have product delivered directly to their door. Music, books, video, [...]
SINS Prediction: Target’s Canadian Store List
Sunday, February 13th, 2011Tweet Although it will not be announced until September 2011, the list of sites that Target stores will occupy starting in 2013 has been widely discussed in the Canadian retail and vendor community. It has also been widely discussed by consumers in towns and cities all across Canada who are wondering – “Will my Zellers [...]
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 [...]
SINS E-Newsletter – Top 10 CPG /Retail Stories of 2010
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010Tweet Well, with the exception of a few more days, 2010 is officially in the books and it definitely has been a year with plenty of interesting developments. Since we launched our weekly e-newsletter in February, the response has been phenomenal and we are happy that we are adding value to our retailer and supplier [...]
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 [...]
