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Eloise Keating

Verified
Melbourne
As seen in: SmartCompany (Australia), MSN, MSN Australia, The New Daily, Startups Achievers, Women's Agenda, The Mandarin, Inside Retail, Startup Daily, Inside FMCG, Internet Retailing AU and
Editor at @SmartCompany / book lover / political nerd / Stevie Nicks fan / Mum and aunty. Views my own, unfortunately.
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The Australian retail brands disappearing from our shopping centres in 2026

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By Eloise Keating Verified
| SmartCompany (Australia) Verified
A growing number of Australian retailers are closing their physical stores, rebranding, or disappearing altogether as the sector experiences one of its toughest years in recent history. We are only halfway through the year, and already we have seen long-running retailers like Barbeques Galore and enter liquidation. Others, like Lincraft and Betts, are closing numerous physical retail outlets and doubling down on their online operations instead.
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Aussie Disposals to live on with nine independent stores, as former franchisor liquidated

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By Eloise Keating Verified
| SmartCompany (Australia) Verified
Iconic retail chain Aussie Disposals is set to live on through nine independently owned stores in Victoria and southern New South Wales, but the former franchisor for the brand is in the process of being liquidated. The discount outdoor and camping retailer, which was founded in Victoria in 1962, in March this year amid challenging economic conditions and increased competition from local and overseas competitors.
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Shoe retailer Betts to close 20 stores after entering voluntary administration

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By Eloise Keating Verified
| SmartCompany (Australia) Verified
Long-running Australian shoe retailer Betts will close 20 of its 35 retail stores as part of a massive restructure of the business, after it entered voluntary administration last week. The family-owned retail chain has been operating for more than 130 years, having started out in 1892 as a small bootmaker’s shop in Perth, founded by Fanny Breckler.
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