Zara, Smiggle, Just Jeans among stores coming out of COVID-19 lockdown

Zara, Smiggle, Just Jeans, Portmans, Peter Alexander are the latest Australian brands to announce they will reopen stores this week. Here’s the ultimate guide to what’s already trading, planning to reopen or staying in lockdown.

Kara Irving, Kim Wilson and John Dagge

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May 14, 2020 - 8:54AM

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More Victorian retailers are reopening their stores as Victoria and other states ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Zara, Smiggle, Just Jeans, Portmans, Peter Alexander are the latest Australian brands to announce they will reopen stores this week.

It comes as clothing retailer Uniqlo opened all of its Australian stores yesterday.

H&M is expected to open all of its stores this Saturday.

>>Scroll down to see what’s open or reopening soon

A quiet food court at Chadstone. Picture: Tony Gough

Premier Investments, owned by billionaire retailer Soloman Lew, revealed this morning they will reopen the stores from Friday after shutting six weeks ago, closing more than 900 stores and standing down its 9000 employees.

The retail group revealed a 74 per cent drop in total sales, with a 99 per cent fall in in-store sales globally, however online sales ave surged by 99 per cent.

“Premier’s largest online brand in Australia, Peter Alexander, has consistently broken its own weekly records during this period, with online sales up 295 per cent,” the release says.

“Incredibly, during the week ended 2 May 2020, Peter Alexander Australia’s online sales alone were up 18% on last year’s total sales across both online and our entire 122 store and concession network in Australia.”

During the period of the forced closures Premier Retail paid no rent globally.

The company has stated it intends to pay rent in arrears for all stores at a gross percentage of sales.

All stores will reopen with new health and safety measures in place for staff and customers.

STORES RECENTLY RE-OPENED

APPLE

Apple will reopen 21 of its Australian stores on Thursday May 7.

Social distancing restrictions will remain in place, with shoppers temperature checked at the door and customer numbers will be capped in each store.

Apple discourages in-store browsing, preferring customers to buy online for delivery and in-store pick-up.

ATHLETE’S FOOT

All Victorian stores reopening except Melbourne Central

AUTOGRAPH

All Victorian stores open May 11.

BED, BATH N TABLE

Epping and Westfield Plenty Valley reopening week commencing May 4.

BEST AND LESS

All Victorian stores remain open with strict social distancing measures in place.

BIG W

All Victorian stores will return to late-night trading from Thursday.

BEVILLES

All Victorian stores reopened May 1st at 12pm, except Melbourne CBD store.

BIG W

All Victorian stores remain open with social distancing measures in place.

CALIBRE

Recently opened its Chapel St, South Yarra store.

CHANEL

Chadstone and Emporium stores now open.

You won’t be able to do this at an Apple store anytime soon.

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN

All Australian boutiques opened May 4.

CONNOR

Chadstone store was last week preparing to open.

COTTON ON

Recently opened its Chapel St, South Yarra store.

COUNTRY ROAD

Brighton and Camberwell stores now open, 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, closed Sundays.

CULTURE KINGS

All stores remained open, with extra hygiene procedures in place.

DAISO

Open at Fountain Gate.

DAVID JONES

All Australian stores remain open at this time, with social distancing requirements in place.

David Jones will ensure the increased frequency of cleaning, suspension of all instore services requiring physical contact, increased hygiene and social distance messaging and monitoring instore including one person per lift rule, tape identifying where customers must stand at point of sale and contactless payment transactions only at all points of sale.

DOLCE AND GABANA

Open at Chadstone.

DUSK

Open at The Glen, Glen Waverley.

EB GAMES

Fountain Gate store waslast week preparing to open .

EDGE

Will trade this week at Epping Plaza and Westfield Plenty Valley.

FOREVER NEW

Select Victorian stores now open including Eastland, Fountain Gate, Highpoint and Werribee.

GAZMAN

Open at The Glen, Glen Waverley.

GLASSONS

Fountain Gate store waslast week preparing to open. Chapel St, South Yarra store now open.

GODFREYS

Open at Greensborough Plaza.

GUCCI

Open at Chadstone.

HARRIS SCARFE

All Victorian stores remain open.

H&M

Expected to open all 49 Australian stores on Saturday May 16.

Platypus is open at Fountain Gate and Chadstone.

HYPE

All stores will be reopened by May 11, with new safety protocols in place.

INDUSTRIE

Recently opened its Chapel St, South Yarra store.

JB HI-FI

All Victorian stores remain open, except South Wharf & Elizabeth St Camera Store.

JIMMY CHOO

Open at Chadstone.

JUST JEANS

Will reopen Friday May 15 with social distancing measures in place, good hygiene and frequent cleaning of communal areas.

KATHMANDU

Apart from the Melbourne Airport store all Kathmandu stores are open.

KATIES

All Victorian stores opened Monday May 11.

KMART

All stores remain open with social distancing measures and hygiene protocols in place.

LORNA JANE

More than 60 stores remain open, including Fountain Gate.

Some Sketchers stores have reopened in Victoria.

LOUIS VUITTON

Open at Chadstone.

LOVISA

Fountain Gate store open, with Lovisa reopening more stores across Victoria.

MACPAC

All Victorian stores trading as normal, with social distancing measures and hygiene protocols in place.

MECCA

Open at High St, Armadale and Church St, Brighton.

MILLERS

All Victorian stores open of May 11.

NONI B

All Victorian stores open of May 11.

OPSM

Open at The Glen, Glen Waverley.

OROTON

Selected Victorian stores open from May 14, including Chadstone, Essendon DFO and Doncaster.

OSCAR WYLEE

Recently opened its Chapel St, South Yarra store.

PANDORA

Fountain Gate, Emporium.

PETER ALEXANDER

Will reopen Friday May 11 with social distancing measures in place, good hygiene and frequent cleaning of communal areas.

PETER JACKSON

Open at The Glen, Glen Waverley,

PLATYPUS

Open at Chadstone and Fountain Gate.

POLO RALPH LAUREN

Open at Emporium.

PORTMANS

Will reopen Friday May 15 with social distancing measures in place, good hygiene and frequent cleaning of communal areas.

REBEL SPORT

All Victorian stores remain open with reduced trading hours and new hygiene measures in place.

RIP CURL

Only open in New South Wales and Queensland

RIOT ART AND CRAFT

Open at Greensborough Plaza

RIVERS

Open at Greensborough Plaza

ROBINSONS BOOKS

Open at Greensborough Plaza

ROCKMANS

All Victorian stores open of May 11.

SEED

Seed will reopen its Albert Park, Brighton, Camberwell and Hawksburn Village stores on a trial basis from April 30/May 7.

SEPHORA

All Victorian stores opened May 12.

SIRICCO

Recently opened its Chapel St, South Yarra store.

SKETCHERS

Some stores have reopened recently including Elizabeth St, Ballarat, Broadmeadows, Mildura, Chadstone and Highpoint.

SMIGGLE

Will reopen Friday May 15 with social distancing measures in place, good hygiene and frequent cleaning of communal areas.

SPORTSFIRST

Open at The Glen, Glen Waverley.

SURF DIVE N SKI

All Australian stores remain open, including at Greensborough Plaza.

TARGET

All Victorian stores remain open, with added hygiene and social distancing measures in place.

TAROCASH

Fountain Gate store was recently opened. Previously Tarocash disabled Click and Collect across all stores.

All Target stores remain open in Victoria.

THE REJECT SHOP

All Victorian stores remain open.

THURSTON AND HOWELL

Recently opened its Chapel St, South Yarra store.

TOY WORLD

All stores remain open, including at Greensborough Plaza.

TYPO

Open at The Glen, Glen Waverley.

UNIVERSAL STORE

Open at Chadstone.

UNIQLO

Opened all Australian stores on May 11, including Northland, Docklands, The Glen, Highpoint, Pacific Werribee, Eastland, Chadstone and Emporium stores in Victoria.

VALLEY GIRL

Will trade this week at Epping Plaza and Westfield Plenty Valley.

WHITE LUXE BOUTIQUE

Recently opened its Chapel St, South Yarra store.

ZARA

All Australian stores will open May 12.

STILL CLOSED

ADAIRS

All Victorian stores remain closed, but work is underway to prepare for reopening.

BED BATH N TABLE

Stores closed at Bendigo, Ballarat, Camberwell, Chadstone, Craigieburn, Cranbourne, Doncaster, Frankston, Highpoint, Knox City, Mildura, Moorabbin, Nunawading – Brand Smart, Plenty Valley, Sorrento, Southland, South Wharf, Spencer Outlet, The Glen, Uni Hill, Westfield Geelong, Woodgrove.

BRAS N THINGS

All Victorian stores remain closed.

BYBL BY BETTINA LIANO

Remains closed at Chadstone.

COTTON ON BODY

Remains closed at Chadstone.

GORMAN

Remains closed at Chadstone.

JACQUI E

All retail stores temporarily closed until further notice.

JAY JAYS

All Victorian stores remain closed.