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Why Canada’s fetish for big U.S. brands is fading
The arrival of the Cheesecake Factory in Canada saw none of the hype once afforded to U.S. chains that entered the country
Yes logo: Turns out corporations are liberals too
U.S. corporations and their executives are increasingly open about their social liberalism, and conservatives aren’t happy
Saks makes its big bet on Canada’s appetite for luxury
Marc Metrick, the president of Saks Fifth Avenue, on why the luxury retailer is targeting Canada
Patience is (not) a virtue, and other lessons from the Fed
March 19: The main one is how to be vague. Plus, Target gets a tax rebate, and Kardashian bonds make a comeback
Off-Target: How a U.S. retail giant misread the Canadian market
What the demise of Target’s Canadian stores says about the outlook for the country’s economy
Let’s call it quits, and head for Switzerland
Jan. 16: Target and Sony close up shop in Canada, plus fall out from the Swiss Central Bank’s currency surprise
Why Target missed its mark so badly
Chris Sorensen on how its high-speed rollout—and, ironically, our love for the brand—doomed Target’s northern expansion
Hey Target, here’s how you expand into Canada, courtesy of Wal-Mart
From the archives: What Wal-Mart’s annual reports from the mid-1990s can tell us about Target’s ill-fated Canadian expansion
Econowatch: Target vs. Beyoncé and a boost for Apple
A scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond
They’re here: Welcoming Lorde, giant pandas and the cronut
Notable entrances in 2013
Econowatch: Canada takes the blame for Target’s tough quarter
A scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond
Target apologizes for ‘manatee gray’ description of plus-sized women’s dress
Target is doing some damage control after it described the colour on one of it’s plus-sized women’s dresses as “manatee gray.” Maybe this wouldn’t be much of a problem, except for the fact that the same dress in regular sizes was described as “dark heather gray” on the Target website.
The discrepancy — describing one dress in terms of a delicate flower and another in terms of a sea creature that survives on its massive fat reserves — was pointed out by writer and designer Susan Clemens on Twitter.
What the. Plus sized women get “Manatee Grey” while standard sizes are “Dark Heather Grey.” @target #notbuyingit twitter.com/suZen/status/3…