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Target Canada isn’t the only retailer closing its doors in Canada. On Thursday, Sony announced it was shuttering stores in the country. They add their names to a growing list of retailers who have recently closed some stores or are closing altogether in Canada.

Here is a list of recent notable closures:

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Target Canada

— Target Corp. announced its decision to close all its stores on January 15.

– Shuttering 133 stores, affecting 17,600 employees

– “We were losing money every day,” chief executive Brian Cornell said in a corporate blog post. The company had racked up over US$2-billion in losses in its less than two years in Canada

Sony

— Sony Corp. announced January 15 it’s closing all 14 of its stores in Canada over the next six to eight weeks

— Closures will result in 90 layoffs

— Currently has stores in Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Vancouver, Toronto and Alberta

— Company facing US$1.9 billion loss when its fiscal year ends in March