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Target shoppers tell us about their liquidation “deals” and why they think the American big box flopped
When the news hit that Target would be closing up shop north of the border , there was one teeny tiny silver lining: liquidation...
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Target is closing all its Canadian stores
In a shocking but not altogether surprising move, Target announced this morning that it will be shutting down its entire Canadian...
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Toronto Fashion Week: the best and worst looks from day two (including bigshots Bustle and Target)
The second day of Toronto Fashion Week was crammed full of opposing looks: there were gothic, drapey suits from Thomas...
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Target Canada’s prices are now lower than Walmart’s
One of the (many) complaints shoppers have had about Target' s north-of-the-border expansion has been higher-than-expected prices...
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HBC’s CEO explains why Target botched its Canadian launch—and why Saks will do better
In hindsight, maybe Target should have hired Richard Baker to oversee its foray into the Canadian marketplace. In an interview for...
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Preview: browse the entire lookbook for Target’s new collaboration with Joseph Altuzarra
Joseph Altuzarra is the latest high-profile designer to create a covetable, affordable collection for Target . (He follows in the...
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VIDEO: Target Canada employees apologize for disappointing shoppers
In a desperate attempt to win back frustrated shoppers, Target Canada, clearly in full crisis-management mode, has created a...
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Target debuts a cute new collaboration with Canadian design blogger Poppytalk
Despite embarrassing stories of empty shelves and rumours of closure , Target Canada isn't mailing it in just yet. Case in point:...
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Target went to hilarious lengths to make its Canadian shelves look full
It’s been a disappointing year for Target Canada, the wayward retail stepchild of everyone’s favourite American...
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Target Canada may close, maybe
When Target Canada opened up shop(s) last year, there was much rejoicing. Finally Canadians would be able to take part in the...
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Target is opening a massive flagship store near the Toronto waterfront
Target's dismal financial performance in Canada certainly doesn't seem to have affected the retail giant's north-of-the-border...
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Target is opening nine new Canadian stores—including one in the Junction
Target doesn’t seem to be letting poor earnings and a security scandal hinder its plans for Canadian domination. The American...
Shopping
Target is giving Canadian customers a free year of credit monitoring
Target is offering an olive branch to its Canadian customers after the news broke that they were affected (albeit marginally) by...
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UPDATED: Target’s collaboration with Peter Pilotto hits stores on February 9
Anticipation surrounding Target's new collaboration with London label Peter Pilotto has been building since September . The...
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Superb news for 2014: groceries will probably cost less
Next year may be a thrifty one for Canadian shoppers. The 2014 Food Price Index, an annual report from a team of economic...
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POLL: Are you underwhelmed by Target Canada?
The American retail giant’s dismal third-quarter earnings are yet more evidence that its ballyhooed Canadian expansion missed...
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Toronto Fashion Week: 44 looks you can buy now from Target’s holiday-themed runway show
Toronto Fashion Week runs from October 21-26, in a large—and stylishly appointed—tent at David Pecaut Square. We’re posting...
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UPDATED: Target’s collaboration with 3.1 Phillip Lim hits stores on September 15
Fast-fashion chains continue to churn out a flood of designer capsule collections, some amazing and some total flops. Target’ s...
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Target’s next designer collaboration is with 3.1 Phillip Lim—and it’s being sold in Canada
After a reported five year courtship, Target has finally convinced buzzy New York-based designer Phillip Lim to do his first...
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Trend We Love: clothing stores charging the same prices in Canada and the U.S.
Cross-border shopping is getting less and less tempting. First, a raft of American brands opened stores in Toronto, and now a...
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Best of Target: a guide to shopping at the big-box retailer
Today officially marks the grand opening of 24 Target stores across Ontario after a month in soft-launch mode. The retailer’s...
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Shop Talk: new stores and shopping websites from March 2013
Opened After two years and more than a little controversy, the trendy mass-market giant finally arrived in Canada. Now open:...
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Square One Shopping Centre’s revitalization plans are rumoured to include a Topshop store
Mississauga’s Square One Centre has mostly kept out of the ongoing battle among GTA malls, but Oxford Properties Group, which...
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Three Target stores are now open in Toronto
American superstore Target’ s Canadian invasion took a big leap forward today with the opening of 17 new Ontario...
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Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
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Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
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The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
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The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
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Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
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Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
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Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
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Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
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Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
Deep Dives
“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative