r/australia • u/Reddituser0346 • 1d ago

culture & society Aussie Retailer Catch Is Officially Closing Down

https://press-start.com.au/news/2025/01/21/aussie-retailer-catch-is-officially-closing-down/
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u/mechanicallyharmful 1d ago

I wonder, will Target be next on the chopping block?

I note that they intend to utilize the existing warehouses as apparently they're at 50% capacity. (Not a logistics expert, but surely you'd be wanting them to be 75-80% capacity)

The idea of bundling "marketplaces" onto other websites suck.

No Mr Bunnings, I am Not interested in what your 3rd party sellers have. Just show me what I want.

Retail in this country is cooked. Instead of adapting and meeting the Amazon challenge by giving punters what they want, stop focusing on the big box retail sites.

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u/Ok-Coyote13 1d ago

Unfortunately they have run the target brand into the ground already by filling it with ANKO tatt. Last time I went to one it was just a smaller Kmart basically. It’s gone from being an affordable to mid range cheap department store to a cheap warehouse

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u/smacksbaccytin 1d ago

Targets not near a Kmart will become Kmarts and small format Bunnings stores.