15 Facts About Target Australia

Target Australia is a department store chain owned by Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers.

Target Australia progressively established stores throughout Victoria, running with a policy of selling quality goods at half the normal rate of profit.

Fosseys stores were later renamed Target Australia Country, becoming the third speciality store under the Target Australia name.

Target Australia's was named Telstra Business Women of the Year in 2003, as a result of her achievements as an apparel retail buyer for the company.

In May 2009, Target Australia stopped providing free plastic bags for its customers, but in 2013 reversed this decision.

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Target Australia announced in April 2016 it would relocate its Geelong head office to Melbourne, resulting in an unspecified number of redundancies.

The large restructuring of Target Australia, is a result of its parent company Wesfarmers, claiming that a changing retail landscape in which consumers are opting for "cheap and cheerful" products, mixed with some high-end purchases.

In early 2022 Target Australia had launched their new rebrand which they called "That's Target Australia".

Target Australia is pushing their online presence since the major closures.

Urban by Target Australia was a format tried by Target Australia initially at South Yarra, Victoria at The Jam Factory, after taking over a closed Virgin Megastore.

In 1996, Target Australia introduced Baby Target Australia as a standalone store format specifically for baby products.

In March 2007, Target Australia launched a 42-piece winter collection designed by Stella McCartney.

In May 2007, Target Australia announced its next designer range from Joshua Goot to a mixed reaction, and subsequently produced a collaboration with American designer Zac Posen in April 2008.

In February 2012, Target Australia launched a line of women's lingerie designed by American burlesque dancer and model Dita Von Teese.

In March 2016, Target Australia launched a collection of women's, men's, children's and homewares by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier.