Fergus will have one of first Target stores

MINNEAPOLIS

 On July 12, Target Corporation confirmed Fergus is on the list of the initial stores it intends to open across Canada in 2013.

As previously announced, Target selected the leasehold interests of sites across the country operated by Zellers Inc., with plans to open 125 to 135 stores in Canada starting next March and April.

Last week’s announcement confirmed the first 125 stores that will open in 2013, and later this year Target will confirm additional store locations that will open starting in early 2014 and beyond.

Target confirmed the following Zellers sites it intends to convert into Target stores in March or April:

- Cambridge (Cambridge Centre);

- Fergus (Gates of Fergus); and

- Guelph (Stone Road Mall).

In addition, a summer opening is planned for Kitchener (Laurentian Mall), and a winter 2013 opening in Waterloo (Conestoga Mall).

“Construction has already begun on our first set of stores and we are excited to see the transformation as the Target brand comes to life in Canada,” Tony Fisher, president of Target Canada, said in a press release.

“We have stores spanning from coast to coast and we can’t wait to open our doors in Canada and deliver on our ‘Expect more. Pay less’ brand promise.”

Each Zellers site will be closed for a period of six to nine months for extensive renovations to bring the Target brand experience to Canada. Fisher said an investment of more than $10 million will be spent remodeling each location.

Target expects to employ between 150 to 200 team members at each store and has already started hiring its store leadership positions. Hourly recruitment will begin towards the end of 2012 and into 2013.  

Anyone interested in a job at Target can visit target.ca/careers for more information.

July 20, 2012