Target to open 5 additional Quebec stores

MONTREAL – Target has confirmed the locations of five additional Quebec stores that are expected to open in 2013, bringing the total stores in the province to 17.

The confirmed locations are: Place Versailles in Montreal, Place Longueuil, Terrarium Shopping Centre in Pointe Claire, Les Galeries de la Capitale in Quebec City and Carrefour Richelieu in St. Jean sur Richelieu.

Minneapolis-based Target has taken over the leases of 189 Zellers stores across Canada and plans to open between 125 and 135 stores. Up to $11 million will be invested to remodel each facility, Target said in a statement Friday. The hiring of 200 employees will begin in 2013.

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In March, Target announced the locations of 12 other Quebec stores. They are:

• Galeries D’Anjou, Anjou

• Place Portobello, Brossard

• Les Galeries Gatineau, Gatineau

• Les Galeries Joliette, Joliette

• Galeries Chagnon, Lévis

• Alexis Nihon Plaza, Montreal

• Place Vertu, Montreal

• Les Promenades St. Bruno, St. Bruno de Montarville

• Carrefour du Nord, St. Jérôme

• Carrefour de L’Estrie, Sherbrooke

• Place Laurier, Ste. Foy

• Centre Les Rivières, Trois Rivières