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Target Canada Starbucks Deal

First Posted: 02/15/2012 12:50 pm Updated: 02/15/2012 2:56 pm

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TORONTO - Discount retailer Target Corp. is partnering with Starbucks to bring coffee shops into its new Canadian stores.

The American chain picked the Seattle-based coffee company to open in the majority of its up to 135 Target stores, it said Wednesday.

The agreement extends the 12-year relationship between Target and Starbucks in the United States.

Starbucks has already struck has numerous partnerships with retailers in Canada, including bookseller Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX:IDG), as well as Safeway and Longos grocery stores.

Target (NYSE:TGT), known for offering designer fashion collaborations at discount chain prices, plans to open its first Canadian stores in 2013.

The company has also signed a supply agreement with Canadian grocery store chain Sobeys to supply food items to its stores.

"Our goal is to bring the true Target brand shopping experience to our Canadian guests, so expanding our relationship with Starbucks as we enter the Canadian marketplace is a natural fit," said John Morioka, the senior vice-president of merchandising at Target Canada.

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TORONTO - Discount retailer Target Corp. is partnering with Starbucks to bring coffee shops into its new Canadian stores.The American chain picked the Seattle-based coffee company to open in the major...
TORONTO - Discount retailer Target Corp. is partnering with Starbucks to bring coffee shops into its new Canadian stores.The American chain picked the Seattle-based coffee company to open in the major...
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Mike vdB
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10:53 AM on 02/17/2012
Guess it will be the only way we will be able to get a Starbucks in Chatham, ON. There are at least 9 Tim Hortons here (doughnuts yes, coffee ugh) and I have to drive to Windsor or London to get my Grande Chai Latte, Soya, with no foam. I think that is the only thing I ever get from Starbucks. I miss the days of living in Vancouver and having a Starbucks near every street corner.
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Bumpers car
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06:19 PM on 02/15/2012
one more valid reason to never enter a Target store
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littlestar
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05:08 PM on 02/15/2012
Target is tacky.
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ontariogirl
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04:53 PM on 02/15/2012
Woof!
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Audi et alteram partem
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03:56 PM on 02/15/2012
Guess Canada is gunning to be the 51st State. Poor things.
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Jay from Ottawa
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03:31 PM on 02/15/2012
Ha ! As if I needed additional excuses not to shop at Target.
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