By the looks at the lineup of shoppers, you’d have thought it was a Boxing Day sale Thursday morning at Target’s store at Lansdowne Centre. But while there was plenty of customer traffic for the first day of the American chain’s liquidation sale before all of its 130 or so Canadian outlets are shut, customers the News spoke were lukewarm on the discounts on offer.
One shopper, who did not want to give her name, said she picked up only what she needed — makeup 30 per cent off.
Shopper and longtime Richmond resident Bridget Hoff, said she was not sad to see Target shut up shop, although it’s departure meant less selection for local shoppers.
“With Sears closing at the end of the month and talk it’s going to be replaced by another high-end store, where are the plebs going to shop,” she said laughing. “At least we have the Canada Line close by that can get me into Vancouver to shop.”
