![]() Others arrived, checked out the sales and then left with nothing in hand.Ĭarmen Amini, 30, said she was only at her local Toronto Target to spend a $100 gift card she received as a Christmas present in 2013. "I came in looking for a crib, but there's none on the shelves," she said. Calgary shopper Crystal Drinnon wasn't impressed as she checked the tags on baby toys. It didn't stop many from loading up their carts and waiting in long lines, though. They had better deals at other times throughout the year." "It wasn't good," said Nadia Safi who left with home products and toys for her kids. ![]() She said the fashion and accessories section had some of the worst deals in the store. Martin, who loaded up on pet products for her dogs, was a frequent customer but never a die-hard regular. "I was expecting more but they only offered between 10% and 30% off. "It wasn't worth it," said Kezia Martin, in a crowd leaving an Ottawa store. Most appeared let down by what they found. TORONTO - Target at least kept it consistent: Disappointing Canadian shoppers right to the end.Īnticipating rock-bottom deals, Canadians lined up outside stores across the country as the company began its liquidation sales Thursday. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.You're not rummaging through stores or going through flyers. "I do all my Christmas shopping (on Amazon) because there's always so many deals," he added. Not everyone will miss Target Canada, including Boychuk who said he finds the best deals on e-commerce retailer Amazon. More than 17,000 employees will lose their jobs and Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder said the Canadian headquarters staff in Toronto has already been cut to about 80 people from 770. Target fumbled its foray into Canada and decided last month it wasn't worth the losses it would take to turn around the operations. Target hopes to be out of Canada before the summer with the goal of closing all of its stores by mid-May. "I liked certain brands they had, so I'll miss that, for sure."Īs with most liquidations, the discounts are likely to grow as time goes by and the company looks to clear out product that hasn't sold. "It was a one-stop shop, so I liked coming here because of that," she said a Toronto store. Olivia Dupuis was an occasional Target Canada shopper during the company's brighter days and said Target's departure will leave a retail hole. Shopping carts became a hot commodity with customers who just arrived waiting near the entrance to snag them from people who had finished. Lineups at a Target in Sudbury, Ont., ran through the main aisle as cashiers hustled to ring through customers. In Saint-Eustache, Que., about 50 shoppers braved frigid winter temperatures near -20 C to be the first inside their local store. By the time employees threw open the doors, more than 50 people had gathered and within an hour several hundred people were walking the aisles.Ĭustomer traffic spiked at Target locations across the country compared with an average day at the store. Lineups began forming outside one East York location in Toronto before sunrise as hopeful shoppers looked to be first inside for the best buys.Ībout a dozen people were lined up about 30 minutes before the store opened at 8 a.m. Most everything else in the store was reduced by less, with clearance sales on items such as diapers, dishes, and most electronics discounted by 10 per cent.Īpple products, like the iPad and iPod Touch, were just five per cent off. ![]() retailer announced its plans to leave Canada.ĭespite some complaints, the 30 per cent discount did exist - if shoppers were looking for cosmetics or women's accessories. Liquidation sales began at Target's 133 stores across the country after an Ontario court gave the go-ahead for the sale on Wednesday, less than a month after the U.S. ![]() The elusive deeper discounts quickly became a conversation piece for customers who roamed the store aisles, discussing the savings, or lack of them, on their mobile phones. "I'm not super impressed, really," said Paul Boychuk, who walked into a Toronto Target store expecting better savings. Store signs that promised discounts of up to 30 per cent yielded to shelves with price cuts mostly in the 10 to 20 per cent range. TORONTO - Bargain hunters who expected to unearth major deals at their local Target stores on Thursday, the first day of its liquidation sale, were sure to be disappointed once they got a look at the prices. ![]()
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