Need a job? Target is now hiring
Posted October 1, 2012 7:54 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – If you’re looking for a job, you may want to check out Target. The big US retailer, which is expected to open dozens of stores next spring across Canada, is looking for some new faces.
Target says it’s looking for talented Canadians for “an exciting career in retail.” Each store will employ between 150 and 200 people, so they’re looking for anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 folks in total.
Target has also begun searching pharmacy franchise owners to own and operate pharmacy businesses within as many stores in Canada as possible.
The opening of the stores may be good news for you, the consumer, but it might not be so great for other big retailers like Canadian Tire, Sears, Wal-Mart, Old Navy, and the Joe Fresh brand.
Sears is said to be the most exposed, with significant overlaps in its offerings. On the other hand, discount store Dollarama is apparently a special case, as they offer different items from Target; they may actually benefit.
Last year, Target chose 189 Zellers locations to revamp after buying out the Canadian store’s leases for nearly $1.8 billion. In 2013, 18 of 26 locations will be taken over.
Locations by Spring/Summer of 2013
Campbell River: Discovery Harbour Shopping Centre
Courtenay: Driftwood Mall
Coquitlam: Coquitlam Centre
Cranbrook: Tamarack Mall
Delta: Scottsdale Mall
Kamloops: Sahali Centre Mall
Kelowna – Orchard Park Plaza
Prince George: Pine Centre
Langley: Willowbrook Shopping Centre
Nanaimo: Nanaimo North Town Centre
Vernon: Village Green Mall
Victoria: Tillicum Centre
Locations by Winter of 2013
Abbotsford: Abbotsford Power Centre
Burnaby: Metropolis at Metrotown
Chilliwack: Cottonwood Mall
Maple Ridge: Haney Place Mall
Richmond: Lansdowne Centre
Surrey: Surrey Place/Central City
