Articles Tagged ‘Target’

Canada’s top ad ideas: curated
A few of Canada’s top marketing and ad execs pick their favourite work of the year ahead of this year’s Cannes Festival of Creativity.

Video: taking a tour of Target
Not in Ontario or can’t make it to your nearest Target? Strategy takes you on a store tour as the retailer prepares to open 17 new locations.

Starts and changes
Target opens more stores and pairs up with Michael Buble, Sobeys picks up some gas, Canadian Tire gets into the small-format fray and Hudson’s Bay tests out a retro look.

On Target
A look at the buzz the retailer has built so far, as it prepares to open its doors in Canada.

Stops, Starts and Changes
American Express tests a new social-buying platform; Target introduces Canadians to Red Card; Sears, Best Buy and Future Shop cut jobs; Dollarama eyes Latin America.

CASSIES Silver: Larsen relaunches a local favourite
Atlantic Canada welcomes home a prodigal wiener.

Target to bring Archer Farms, Market Pantry and Up and Up to Canada
The retail giant is set to compete with the likes of Loblaw and Sobey’s through its private label grocery and household lines.

Three things: 2012 retail trends
Strategy picked out some significant themes from the past year, including men, pop-up shops and little big-box stores.

Target spreads the holiday cheer
The brand is launching the latest in a line of experiential events later this week, travelling from the East Coast to West.

Target Canada kicks off the giving season
The retailer has launched its first charitable program in Canada, which will see a portion of its profits go to local communities.

Target partners with Toronto Fashion Incubator
The soon-to-open retailer will sponsor the fashion hub’s annual design competition, carrying the winning line in stores as of 2014.

Maynards and The Hive win big at the PROMO! Awards
The agency picked up Best in Show and four Gold awards, while Leo Burnett was another big winner for work with Ikea and Raising the Roof.

Bleublancrouge takes Best of Show at the Extra Awards
The agency also won Gold for the Montreal Gazette‘s “Tweet Edition” campaign at Newspapers Canada’s annual awards for creativity in newspaper advertising.

TIFF: Target gets into the festival spirit
The company is launching a hotel takeover, aimed at tastemakers in the city.

Stops, starts and changes; Couche-Tard expands into Europe
Canadian grocers may soon see an online deal aggregator; Target and Microsoft announce new retail locations; and Best Buy Canada unveils a plan to compete with Amazon.