KMART

One year after Lindsay's Target first traded to the public, G.J. Coles & Coy established a joint venture with the US-based S.S. Kresge Company. The first Australian Kmart opened -in Burwood East, Victoria- in April 1969. Coles Myer, Limited established full ownership of the Australian Kmart operation in 1994. In November 2007, Perth's Westfarmers Group acquired the Coles conglomerate. 

Graphic from Kmart Australia, Limited

Now, scroll along as we visit four of Australia's earliest mall-type shopping complexes. The first  section will cover Victoria's first mega mall...