The only large store we have here is Big W and I cant see that closing.

I stopped shopping at Kmart a long time ago when their items became too cheap. They tried to get the balance right to entice more sales but sadly went to far. A lot of their items are just not good quality.

I would prefer not to see jobs lost.

I would be extremely sad if Kmart closed. I pretty much only shop there. The Kmart in my town is always so busy

Whenever I go to a Kmart store they are always packed and have lines at the checkouts. I can understand David Jones and Myers having trouble as their prices are too high for the lower income person but Kmart have very reasonable priced and good quality products. I would be sad to see them go I must say

They sell things so cheap that they can’t be making much profit?

hope they don’t close Kmart

I am really not surprised that Myer and David Jones aren’t doing well. They have massive competition with online stores that constantly have sales and their prices are mostly better. So many people prefer to shop from home I think nowadays too, much easier as well.

David Jones are trying to shake things up with their rewards program, which is great, but I wish they would fix their online site. It can be very annoying trying to find out whether a particular store has an item in stock for click and collect.

It is not surprising that Myers & DJ’s are in trouble because they have not kept up with online marketing & sales, they were great for good quality items & clothing but now my kdis are grown up I rarely shop with them. The closest stores I have nearby are hard to get to because of parking & access plus they are selective about what they post so I no longer shop with them. As for KMart & BigW their products are cheap & don’t last like they used to, they were my go to shop for clothing & household items years ago but not worth it now. I hate KMart’s store layout & after a few bad experiences with disabled access to their checkouts so I refuse to go there now, at least BigW has not made it difficult yet. The large shopping centres such as Stockland’s are too difficult for access for the elderly & disabled so I do a great deal of my shopping online, the only items hard to shop for online are shoes so I choose smaller shopping centres for those.
I won’t miss KMart if they disappear because I can get the same stuff from EBay or other online shopping & it is delivered to my home. The only sad side of stores closing is the jobs they provide for our teenagers because it is a perfect training environment to train them in customer service.

I’d be devastated if KMart closed. It’s my staple go-to for most things. I never shop at DJs and very rarely at Myer as there’s not one near me. So KMart and Big W are it for me in my shopping centre.

I know a lot of people would be shattered if Kmart closed. Including me.

I will be so unhappy if David Jones, K-Mart and Target close down as I hate online shopping especially for clothing. When I go to buy clothing I have to take three or four sizes of the same article so that one will fit me – I can’t do that online. But I don’t buy as much as I used to because my children have now grown, so I don’t need to buy new gear for them all the time and on a lesser income I make my clothes last longer. Guess many are in the same boat of not having as much disposable income as we once did.

I would not be surprised if David Jones is struggling. They are very expensive and have been since the 1950s or earlier according to relatives and friends. Myer is / was not quite as expensive. Ar one stage they had a bargain basement where they sold surplus stock or out of season stock. My Mum got some fantastic bargains and they were good quality too. She bought me a Parka which I wore every weekend on at least one day from Autumn to Spring for a few years until I put on too much weight to it, then it was past on to a younger relative.

I don’t like shopping online for things, I would rather go into the store and see and touch things. I really hope this isn’t the end of Kmart !

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 14 Aug 2019 , 4:19 am

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  Yes me too.

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    • • mom93821 replied
      • 15 Aug 2019 , 5:59 am

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    I agree – I like to see and touch and try on clothes and see products in store.

this will mark the end of decent pricing if this happens. I don’t like Kmart clothes but they have great deals on other things. And target are great for clothing.

It would be sad if these iconic stores were to go.

The shopping market has changed so much, it makes me sad as bricks and mortar stores is where the fun of shopping is for me

New age. New chapter online shopping. Kmart is so cheap though and lovely things be a shame.

it would be sad as these are such historic stores