Target will add nine stores in Canada this year.
There are already 124 Target stores open in all ten provinces. Each Target store in Canada employs an average of 150 people.
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Target’s American stores were the victim of credit card hackers, which stole the debit and credit information of 40 million shoppers. They also took the personal information, including phone numbers, emails and home addresses, of 70 million customers. The U.S. Attorney general has vowed to track down the thieves. Though the theft was aimed at American stores, some Canadian cross-border customers were affected.
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Five of the new stores will open in Ontario, with single store additions planned for Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and B.C.
Spring 2014:
The Stockyards, Toronto, Ontario
Kingsway Mall, Edmonton, Alberta
Hillside Centre, Victoria, British Columbia
Summer 2014
Erin Mills Town Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
Park Place, Barrie, Ontario
Carrefour Candiac, Candiac, Quebec
Fall 2014:
St. Laurent, Ottawa, Ontario
Sheridan Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
Polo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba