Target Stores Buzzing on Retailer's First Boxing Day in Canada

Guests take advantage of unbeatable deals on electronics, home products, apparel and more

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Dec. 26, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, Target guests are being treated to incredible deals across the store as the retailer celebrates its first Boxing Day since coming to Canada earlier this year. Stores in select provinces opened their doors for Boxing Week sales bright and early this morning at 6 a.m., and early indications show that guests are eagerly responding to some of the best deals of the season.

"We have seen tremendous excitement at our stores across the country as guests tap into the incredible deals and innovative products found only at Target," said Tony Fisher, president, Target Canada. "Celebrating our first Boxing Day with our guests has been an amazing experience and we look forward to offering Bullseye Boxing Week prices all week long."

Target stores offering Boxing Week sales opened at 6:00 a.m. today, and several outlets reported lineups before the doors opened. Guests snapped up bargains from across the store with electronics (televisions and tablets), small appliances (vacuums and single serve coffee makers), storage and bedding proving especially popular. Target stores in Quebec will open later today and Bullseye Boxing Week sales get underway in Atlantic Canada tomorrow.

Bullseye Boxing Week sales take place all week long and Target is encouraging Canadians to take advantage of the incredible deals and join the conversation using the hash-tag #mytargetboxingday. For more information on store hours and the incredible deals, please visit target.ca.

About Target

Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at 1,921 stores - 1,797 in the United States and 124 in Canada - and at Target.com. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $4 million a week. For more information about Target's commitment to corporate responsibility, visit target.ca/corporateresponsibility.

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SOURCE: Target Canada

Contacts:
Lisa Gibson, Target Public Relations, [phone]
Target Media Hotline, [phone]