Target Australia Pty Ltd is a department store chain owned by Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers. Target stocks clothing, cosmetics, homewares, electronics, books, and toys selling both in-store and online. The company's head office is located in the Melbourne suburb of Williams Landing which the company moved to in 2018. Despite the identical logo, name and similar type of outlets, Target Australia carries no direct relation or affiliation to the American big box retailer Target Corporation.
Target store located inside City Centre Plaza in Rockhampton, Queensland
Former Target department store in the Castletown Shopping Centre, Townsville in 2008
A former Target store, in the Northgate Shopping Centre, Glenorchy, a northern suburb of Hobart, in 2012
Target Country store in Kyabram, Victoria in 2012. This store closed in September 2020.
Wesfarmers Limited is an Australian conglomerate, headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. It has interests predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, operating in retail, chemical, fertiliser, industrial and safety products. With revenue of A$43.5 billion in the 2023 financial year, it is one of Australia's largest companies by revenue. Wesfarmers is also one of the largest private employers in Australia, with approximately 107,000 employees.
1930s letterhead with company details of that time
