[Info-vax] OT: Demise of Target in Canada

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On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 05:58:06 -0800 (PST)
John Reagan via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 2:40:05 AM UTC-5, li... at openmailbox.org
> wrote:
> > On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:44:53 -0500
> > JF Mezei via Info-vax <> wrote:
> > 
> > > The business failed spectacularly with constant stream of complaints
> > > of unstocked shelves ins stores turning away customers. Considering
> > > that Target in USA has a very good reputation on that aspect, people
> > > were surprised.
> > 
> > No, Target doesn't have a good reputation in America. It is a distant
> > 3rd place behind KMart (absolutely terrible) which itself is in a
> > distant 2nd place behind WalMart which is pretty good to great
> > depending which store we are talking about.
> > 
> > Target is a crappy store, has crappy products, crappy service. They
> > basically sell junk to people who buy junk. Nobody ever said a positive
> > word about Target that I ever heard. Their stores are depressing and
> > rundown. If they go out of business it will be a very positive thing.
> > 
> 
> You must have different Target's then I do.  I like Target.  I drive past
> WalMart just to get to Target.

Perhaps you have different Walmarts than I do :-)

Some things I like about Walmart:

Gigantic selection. I can't think of any store that has more stuff than a
Super Walmart. Beer and wine too if you live in the right state(s).

Gigantic buying power = lowest prices on earth on many important items.

Watches, calculators, cameras, TV, stereo, hunting and fishing and outdoor
gear, bicycles, home construction supplies, tools, home and garden shop with
lawnmowers, sprinklers, plants, trees, pots, topsoil and mulch, I haven't
seen any department store come close, especially not Target which doesn't
even stock 99.9% of that stuff. Some watches, but that's about it. And they
can't match Walmart's prices. You can still buy .22 rimfire ammo at KMart
but I don't think Target (despite the name) ever had it. 

One stop shopping with grocery and department store all under one roof
which is that many less trips to get all sorts of shopping done.

They make an effort to sell American made products while KMart and Target
sell whatever the cheapest junk is and it is hard to find anything
American made on their shelves. Because of their buying power you can often
get American made stuff at the same prices of Chinese stuff. I would rather
support my local economy than piss the money away in some foreign land.

They run my favorite operating system in their data center last I heard.

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