Australia's consumer watchdog has warned of alleged "ghost stores" scamming shoppers with misleading ads and dodgy products.

Target is just the latest casualty of Australia's ailing retail sector, with the owner of the iconic department store, Wesfarmers, announcing the closure or rebranding of more than 160 sites.

Australia’s consumer watchdog has issued a major warning to online shoppers over several “ghost stores”, which are luring ...

Behind the scenes, Kmart CEO John Gualtieri will run the combined Kmart and Target stores day-to-day, according to the AFR report. ($1 = 1.4786 Australian dollars) ...

A Target spokeswoman originally confirmed the store in Pasadena in South Australia would close on May 30, with affected team members informed of the closure in late January.

"Oh, absolutely." Shopper sounds off on concerning trend in Target products: 'It gives the impression that you're buying ...

At the moment there are 285 Target stores in Australia, with four stores closing between July and December 2019. Meanwhile, retail experts have long reported on the brand’s struggles, ...

Across Australia, 92 Target stores are being converted into Kmarts But a further 75 are being shut down completely after financial struggled The company said Target shops were 'unsustainable ...

In the event of a major crisis or conflict in the region, Australia would not presently be able to defend itself for a ...

A Target store pictured in Manhattan on March 5, ... Australia, Billie moved to London in 2019. She joined Newsweek in 2023 and has previously written for Stylist, Cosmopolitan, ...

Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers said on Tuesday it will merge the business units of its budget department store Kmart and discount retailer Target as the group attempts to reduce losses ...