Struggling Sears Canada Offers to Help Laid-Off Target Workers

Sears, despite its own problems keeping its staff employed, is riding to Target workers’ rescue. A day after Target announced plans to close all 133 of its locations in Canada, Sears Canada offered discounts to its competitor's employees and invited them to apply for jobs at its stores. "In recognition of the challenging retail landscape and yesterday's announcement regarding the exit of Target from the Canadian market, Sears Canada wishes to do something meaningful to help employees affected by store closings and job losses and to do so in a respectful manner," the company said in a statement on Friday.