It would have been reasonable to assume that when U.S.-based retail giant Target entered the Canadian market, it was here to stay and ready to challenge its incumbent peers.

But even from its early days in Canada, Target was on a bumpy road that would ultimately end in monumental failure. How could things go so wrong, so quickly? Get the blow-by-blow account here from Canadian Business’ Joe Castaldo.

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