Target v. Target
Big recent news was Target (US) 's aquisition of Zellers, a Canadian chain of discount stores, for $1.8 billion from HBC.
Interesting trademark aspect: Another store company in Canada, Fairweather, already owns a registered Canadian trademark for TARGET APPAREL for men's clothing, which dates back to 1981. According to this article, Fairweather acquired the trademark from Dylex, a failed Canadian retailer, in 2001, and opened its first Target Apparel store in 2005. Interestingly, there was a s.45 challenge to expunge the mark for non-use around 2005. Litigation has begun.
Target (US) is hardly unknown in Canada. It claims that
This will be an interesting case to watch, assuming its doesn't settle before judgment.