Bye Bye Zellers, Hello Target (locations announced)

[phunky.FOB]

yay target !

[Spectre_Cdn]

Originally Posted by Gumby

I don't see Lansdowne in the list posted by InvisibleSoul...

Yeah.. so that means the Lansdowne Zellers will probably close up shop? They're not keeping both Zellers and Targets around right?

[Gumby]

Originally Posted by Spectre_Cdn

Yeah.. so that means the Lansdowne Zellers will probably close up shop? They're not keeping both Zellers and Targets around right?

Ahh ok now I get it...

[StylinRed]

Originally Posted by TheNewGirl

Between Target and the Megawalmart coming into Poco/Coquitlam, and with Costco and Superstore already here, I shutter to think what this is going to do to local business.

But... good deals will be a plenty.

they're putting a walmart in coquitlam????? oO wtf is wrong with coquitlam

[dignatas]

wow no target in landsdown??? That place is like a ghost town anyways compared to richmond centre.

What are the big changes about zellers switching to target?? I have never been to target before.

[twitchyzero]

it won't be as archaic

[Alatar]

Originally Posted by TheNewGirl

Between Target and the Megawalmart coming into Poco/Coquitlam, and with Costco and Superstore already here, I shutter to think what this is going to do to local business.

But... good deals will be a plenty.

I shutter a lot too, with my DSLR. But I shudder at improper use of language more than anything.

The thing about big box stores compared to the small, local businesses. Small business usually occupies a niche market that will still receive business, as seen with Port Moody and the Ioco area.

Malls and stores such as Walmart, Superstore and Costco don't necessarily kill the small guys, but it does take some traffic away. I still shop at smaller stores, and actually go on walks where I'll wander around and see what there is to see in Vancouver, but I also do once monthly/bi-weekly trips to Costco or Walmart, just for shits and giggles.

My only hope, with regards to the Target takeovers of those locations, is that they clean up how disgusting some of those large stores have become. Some of them are complete and utter messes. I know. I used to work at the Oakridge one.

[Alatar]

Originally Posted by dignatas

wow no target in landsdown??? That place is like a ghost town anyways compared to richmond centre.

What are the big changes about zellers switching to target?? I have never been to target before.

Hopefully less mess, not quite as hopeless product (bye bye Truly?) and staff that actually care a bit more. The latter... I'm not keeping my hopes up.

[StylinRed]

^^ i dunno the zellers in coquitlam / haney seem to be handled pretty well

the targets ive been into are total crap (boston)

[Culverin]

At least Target has a better lineup system where they feed you 1-by-1 into open tellers. Target is also a heck of a lot more organized than zellers.

[Alatar]

I've been to Target in Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, Seattle, Marysville, Denver (several in the Denver area), Morgan Hill CA, San Jose CA. I haven't seen one yet that was as bad or even CLOSE to as bad as the best Zellers up here.

[flagella]

Please carry that Arizona green tea.

[TOS'd]

Originally Posted by flagella

Please carry that Arizona green tea.

+1. Also at the same price as it is down in the states.

[Harryt]

I guess this means I should use all my zellers points while I can? Got a few million too over I don't know.. 25 yrs LOL

[InvisibleSoul]

Originally Posted by flagella

Please carry that Arizona green tea.

Very unlikely to happen... just like when WalMart came up here to Canada.

I remember saying the same thing in a thread then. Pretty much all the food and beverage items will be sourced from local distributors... so we still won't see all the different varieties of drinks and stuff that is available down south.

We won't see the half gallon jugs of AriZona iced tea.

We won't get the gallon jugs of Gatorade.

We won't have Cherry Coke as a regular flavour of pop.

Too bad though...

[Jsunu]

Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul

Very unlikely to happen... just like when WalMart came up here to Canada.

I remember saying the same thing in a thread then. Pretty much all the food and beverage items will be sourced from local distributors... so we still won't see all the different varieties of drinks and stuff that is available down south.

We won't see the half gallon jugs of AriZona iced tea.

We won't get the gallon jugs of Gatorade.

We won't have Cherry Coke as a regular flavour of pop.

Too bad though...

Also factor in the fact that we have different food/drink/dairy regulations here in Canada vs. states (high fructose corn syrup regulations etc.)

[Gh0stRider]

Target lists locations for first 105 stores in Canada

Target has announced the first 105 Zellers stores it plans to convert as the U.S. retailer expands its reach into Canada.

The company said a majority of Zellers locations across all 10 provinces will become Target stores beginning in 2013 after undergoing "extensive renovation."

The stores sit on land controlled by 22 property owners and landlords. Target will give the Hudson's Bay Co. the first half of $1.825 billion it agreed to pay once it finalizes the acquisition of the sites in the coming days.

Target also said it will open its Canadian headquarters in Mississauga, Ont.

Canada's first Target stores, by province:

Alberta

Chinook Centre, Calgary
Forest Lawn Shopping Centre, Calgary
Market Mall, Calgary
Shoppes at Shawnessy, Calgary
Signal Hill Centre, Calgary
Sunridge Mall, Calgary
Bonnie Doon, Edmonton
Kingsway Garden Mall, Edmonton
Mill Woods Town Centre, Edmonton
Prairie Mall, Grande Prairie
Bower Place, Red Deer
St. Albert Centre, St. Albert
Sherwood Park Mall, Sherwood Park

British Columbia

Abbotsford Power Centre, Abbotsford
Metropolis at Metrotown, Burnaby
Discovery Harbour Shopping Centre, Campbell River
Cottonwood Mall, Chilliwack
Coquitlam Centre, Coquitlam
Driftwood Mall, Courtenay
Tamarack Mall, Cranbrook
Scottsdale Mall, Delta
Willowbrook Shopping Centre, Langley
Haney Place Mall, Maple Ridge
Nanaimo North Town Centre, Nanaimo
Pine Centre, Prince George
Oakridge Shopping Centre, Vancouver
Village Green Mall, Vernon
Tillicum Mall, Victoria

Manitoba

Shoppers Mall, Brandon
Grant Park, Winnipeg
Kildonan Place Shopping Centre, Winnipeg
Polo Park Shopping Centre, Winnipeg
Southdale Centre, Winnipeg

New Brunswick

McAllister Place, Saint John

Newfoundland and Labrador

Corner Brook, Corner Brook
Cabot Square, St. John's

Nova Scotia

Bedford Place, Bedford
Mic Mac Mall, Dartmouth

Ontario

Durham Centre, Ajax
Aurora Shopping Centre, Aurora
Bramalea City Centre, Brampton
Shoppers World Brampton, Brampton
Trinity Common, Brampton
Burlington Mall, Burlington
Millcroft Centre, Burlington
Cambridge Centre, Cambridge
Woodbine Centre, Etobicoke
Gates of Fergus, Fergus
175 Stone Road W., Guelph
Centre Mall, Hamilton
South Hamilton Square, Hamilton
Hazeldean Mall, Kanata
Cataraqui Town Centre, Kingston
Lindsay Square Mall, Lindsay
Masonville Place, London
Westmount Shopping Centre, London
Milton Mall Shopping Centre, Milton
Erin Mills Town Centre, Mississauga
Square One, Mississauga
Meadowlands Shopping Centre, Nepean
Upper Canada Mall, Newmarket
1899 Algonquin Ave., North Bay
Centerpoint Mall, North York
Orillia Square Mall, Orillia
Place D'Orleans, Orleans
Five Points Mall, Oshawa
Bayshore Shopping Centre, Ottawa
Billings Bridge Plaza, Ottawa
RioCan St. Laurent, Ottawa
Hillcrest Mall, Richmond Hill
Bridlewood Mall, Scarborough
County Fair Mall, Smiths Falls
Niagara Pen Centre, St. Catharines
Stratford Mall, Stratford
Sudbury Supermall, Sudbury
Intercity Shopping Centre, Thunder Bay
Cloverdale Mall, Toronto
Shoppers World Danforth, Toronto
East York Town Centre, Toronto
Flamborough Power Centre, Waterdown
Conestoga Mall, Waterloo
Taunton Gardens Power Centre, Whitby
Devonshire Mall, Windsor

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown Mall, Charlottetown

Quebec

Galeries d'Anjou, Anjou
Faubourg Boisbriand, Boisbriand
Carrefour Angrignon, Lasalle
Mega Centre Notre-Dame, Laval
Galeries Chagnon , Levis
Place Longueuil, Longueuil
Place Alexis Nihon, Montreal
Place Vertu, Montreal
Terrarium Shopping Centre, Pointe Claire
Les Galeries De La Capitale, Quebec City
Place Fleur De Lys, Quebec City
Place Laurier, Quebec
Le Carrefour Rimouski, Rimouski
Promenades Saint-Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Carrefour Saint-Georges, Saint-Georges
Carrefour Richelieu, Saint- Jean sur-Richelieu
Carrefour du Nord, Saint Jerome
Carrefour de L'Estrie, Sherbrooke
Les Rivieres Shopping Centre, Trois Rivieres

Saskatchewan

Northgate Mall, Regina
The Centre, Saskatoon


Read more: Target lists locations for first 105 stores in Canada | CTV News

[Liquid_o2]

I'm surprised Scottsdale Mall was chosen over Central City.

[murd0c]

Originally Posted by Liquid_o2

I'm surprised Scottsdale Mall was chosen over Central City.

To many crackers at Surrey Place...

[jackmeister]

don't worry guys, its just the "first 105".. im sure there are more coming!

even RICHMOND isn't included. wtf?

[Alatar]

Slightly Ironic... Zellers Lansdowne was store #105 in the Zellers system.

[Verdasco]

is it a target location on sweden and bridgeport where the old ikea use to be???

[tiger_handheld]

As great as it is that Target is coming, I feel for the employees of Zellers. I'm not sure if any media outlet reported it, but all current Zellers employees are being laid-off. Target is hiring new employees at min. wage/just over min wage. Employees at Zellers with 18 years of seniority are being reduced to nothing. Apparently HBC was to receive a lower price if Target had absorbed the current employees.

[rice cooker]

im pretty sure they just gonna replace the giant zellers sign with a giant target sign lol

[PiuYi]

read half way through first page before i realized its a 2011 thread bump


and i'm glad target isn't coming to richmond... seeing their logo makes me think i'm in the states