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

[JF Mezei]

A few years ago, Target USA decided to setup shop in Canada. Instead of
buying the existing Zellers business from Hudsons Bay Corp, it only
bought the leases to stores and built its operations from scratch (not
even bringing in systems from its existing US operations).


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.


http://www.canadianbusiness.com/the-last-days-of-target-canada/

The above article is worth a read in a "how to not fail" scenario that
could happen to any company.  It does include the 3 letters S A P.



I am amazed that SAP is still in business and still being deployed
considering the number of spectacular failures caused by the move to its
software.