Target Corp. stubs its toe badly in Canada

Analysts have pointed to the simple inability to keep the shelves filled in the disappointing launch of Target Corp.in Canada. Local shoppers were able to see it almost immediately at the store in the East York Town Centre. Results released in the U.S. show a loss so far of a billion dollars. Target will no doubt be hoping for the opening of the Costco store, if approved, on Overlea Blvd. as a way of creating new retail critical mass in the neighborhood. Marina Strauss