I was living abroad in Canada at the time and when Target showed up I was super psyched. I was the only one. I think it's easy to blame the horrible and run do

I was living abroad in Canada at the time and when Target showed up I was super psyched. I was the only one. I think it's easy to blame the horrible and run down locations they took over from Zellers but people still shopped at Walmarts in similar places. In the end, it felt like the same experience we had with Amazon (or Netflix) in Canada; the shell is there with some good products but mostly lacking in everything that makes Target a fun (and addictive) place to shop. The lack of products didn't help but that had more to do with Quebec's super bizarre language police/laws. The irony is Target Canada was at least slightly better than Walmart Canada and many MANY times better than Canadian Tire, a place that was almost always packed with people. It's sad but I don't think Target ever had a chance in Canada.