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 Aussie Disposals enter liquidation.
Others, like Lincraft and Betts, are closing numerous physical retail outlets and doubling down on their online operations instead.
Discount brands like The Reject Shop and Cheap as Chips, once mainstays of local shopping precincts, have been sold and their stores are being completely rebranded.
Take a look at this list of Australian retail brands that are disappearing from our shopping centres…