From what I heard, part of Target Canada's problem was that the stores were in shitty locations for business. Lowe's had better pick some winners, haha it'll embarrass Target if Lowe's can pull this off. At least I'd be embarrassed if I was them.
The thing about hardware is that people go out of there way for it more often than they will for a market trip.
You need to repair your deck or buy plants for your garden it's a planned trip and going a a few extra miles isn't a big deal, or at least it didn't used to be.
Lowes is smart for opening a small amount of stores to test the Canadian market. Target should of done this to begin with. I'm glad to be working for them now.