They're really get bashed for being arrogant and not understanding the Canadian market.

I've never been in a US Target so I can't compare. Maybe that's why I liked it. I took it for what it was and had no expectations. Canadians who had shopped in the US were expecting the same products and prices and Target could not deliver. Honestly, I don't understand why a retail giant like Target was plagued by supply chain and inventory issues. Seems they failed to do their homework before jumping in.

I've been following the business reports/commentary and it's certainly interesting from that perspective. This giant fell hard.

We also enjoyed being able to grab Starbucks after a shop but we have many Starbucks in our area so it's not like we're without now.

Laura, Nordstrom is publicly traded, symbol JWN.

JillG, thanks for the info; I didn't know that. I had heard that the Nordstrom family was still involved in the management, so I just assumed they were still private. Interesting.

Here's a link to one of the articles about this in the Globe & Mail. It makes for interesting reading and there's more in depth analysis about other aspects on the site.