After 34 years of trading, the popular Kmart outlet at the Caboolture Square Shopping Centre is closing down permanently. However, before the doors are locked for good, Kmart Caboolture is slashing down the prices of its last remaining items.
Kmart Caboolture will no longer trade by 12 June 2021. In January, a spokesperson for the company confirmed that the store will close as they have opted not to renew the lease at the Caboolture Square Shopping Centre. Following the confirmation, Kmart posted signs around the store to inform the shoppers, stating that the Kmart Morayfield or Kmart Burpengary outlets will be their nearest options.
The spokesperson also said that they are pushing for online orders and assisting customers with their purchases on the Kmart website, especially for shoppers who would like to avoid the commute to the shopping centre.
The staff at the Caboolture outlets will get to keep their jobs as they will be re-assigned to Kmart Group’s other shops. The company has plans to open at least 80 redeveloped and reconfigured stores across the country in 2021.
During COVID-19’s first wave, Kmart Caboolture was the first Queensland outlet to close for an indefinite period, as it became an online fulfilment site for essential orders like grocery items and medical care.
Meanwhile, some sections of Kmart Caboolture have been nearly empty since shoppers got wind of the major discounts. However, bargain hunters can still peruse through the stationery and books section, the clothes department, as well as the toy corners.
On the other hand, the management of Caboolture Square Shopping Centre has not yet revealed the new tenant that will take over the space vacated by Kmart but there are indications that the area will be subdivided for smaller tenancies.
