Wesfarmers have released the list of Queensland Target stores to be closed or converted into Kmart outlets

A full list of Queensland target stores that will be closed or converted to Kmarts over the next 12 months has been released.

Target Country logo.

ALMOST 30 Queensland Target stores will be closed or converted into Kmarts over the next year.

Parent company Wesfarmers announced yesterday up to 167 stores Australia could disappear forever over the next year with up 75 Target stores will be shuttered and 92 others converted into Kmart outlets after a review into the struggling retailer’s operations.

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In Queensland there will be 10 mostly country-based stores closed as will as one just over the border at Murwillumbah, while 19 stores will be comverted into Karts.

Wesfarmers told the ASX this morning it had “identified a number of actions to accelerate the growth of Kmart and address the unsustainable financial performance of Target”.

“These actions include the conversion of suitable Target and Target Country stores to Kmart stores, the closure of between 10 to 25 large format Target stores, the closure of the remaining 50 small format Target Country stores, and a significant restructuring of the Target store support office,” the company said.

The Queensland stores are:

Stores closing

Atherton — early 2021

Beaudesert — early-mid 2021

Biloela — early 2021

Casino Retail Centre — early-mid 2021

Emerald — early-mid 2021

Goonellabah — early 2021

Kippa-Ring — early 2021

Longreach — early-mid 2021

Moranbah — early-mid 2021

Murgon — early-mid 2021

Murwillumbah (NSW) — early 2021

Stores converting to Kmart

Ayr — early-mid 2021

Beerwah — early-mid 2021

Bowen — early 2021

Charters Towers — early 2021

Chinchilla — early 2021

Dalby — early 2021

Gatton — early 2021

Goondiwindi — early 2021

Gympie — early 2021

Inghham — early 2021

Mareeba — early 2021

Noosa Junction — early 2021

Ocean Shores — early 2021

Port Douglas — early 2021

Roma — early 2021

Sarina — early 2021

Stanthorpe — early 2021

Warwick — early 2021

Yeppoon — early 2021