Canada, Target is apologizing to you.

The American retail chain has had a trying year in the Great White North, with that it has lost $1.5 billion after opening its first Canadian stores in 2013 and, generally, just not blown buyers' hair back the way it – and apparently we – had expected.

And so, the company has released an apology on its official YouTube channel.

"I have a Tweet in front of me right now that I'll read," says Erik Reed, a Target campus recruiter, in the video above. "'If you want a second chance with Canadian customers, love up to the motto. You can't say, '.'

"Our guests are absolutely right. You know, we have set very high expectations. They've had great experiences at our U.S. stores, we want to bring that same experience here."

Target currently has 124 stores across Canada, with setup last October in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, Richmond, and Surrey.

The that the video, which is a mix between an honest confessional and a grassrooted corporate promotion – was meant for internal consumption purposes, but it was then Tweeted by new Target president Mark Schindele on June 10.

(However, Schindele shared the video , which means it was already posted for others to see, providing they had the URL.)

20,000 team members are working hard to improve our guest experience:

— Mark Schindele (@mschindele)

The video starts off with a Target executive team leader named Mandi Chung, who talks about the beginning of the stores' Canadian expansion a year ago.

"I was excited to join Target because it was a new company and I was part of the first cycle of stores opening up," she said. "I actually got to see everything come into the stores, fill the shelves.

"I was a part of nothing and then built it to something, that was the best part."

A day before Target Canada released its first quarter earnings for 2014, the company fired president Tony Fisher. That move – and the earnings – came after a series of photos were posted, showing the stores' problem.

"Maybe we didn't put our best foot forward when we entered into Canada," says Damien Liddle, senior corporate counsel for Target, in the video. "We had some disappointments when we opened. Certainly, we think we disappointed our guests.

"We're working really hard to give everybody that unique Target experience."

A couple more Target employees, in the video, repeat that the company is committed to Canada and its Canadian experience, alluding to the American branch and its well-known identity in that country's retail market.

"The one thing that I would say is that we're here to provide a unique guest experience that is unique in the Canadian marketplace," says Beverley Altberg, Target's director of merchandising operations, in the video. "It might take us a little bit longer than we thought to get there, but I promise we will."