Kmart Australia Limited

Our hearts go out to those impacted by the recent devastating floods in North Queensland and thank those who have worked tirelessly to support the recovery efforts. Our Ingham and Fairfield Central Kmart stores came together to support the community during this incredibly difficult time. They donated bedding and clothing to the community with support of the local Salvation Army branch, who have been providing access to much-needed supplies now that a temporary bridge has been set up, allowing support vehicles to safely cross.   We are so grateful that all our team members are safe and our store is back trading in Ingham as the community begins to rebuild. A big call out to our Ingham store manager Megan Gardner and Fairfield Central store manager Tegan Oke who have shown incredible leadership in such challenging times. Our thoughts are with those in Northern Western Australia as they prepare for extreme weather.

As the Lunar New Year celebrations wrap up, we’re grateful for the opportunity to celebrate with our team members. This year, we welcomed the Year of the Snake, a symbol of wisdom, intuition and transformation – qualities that resonate deeply with our values. We had the honour of hosting a special performance by the Chinese Youth Society of Melbourne, which included a lion dance that featured one of our very own Kmart team members, Richard Nguyen, Inventory BI Specialist!   A special shout-out to our team members in Asia who are also celebrating the Lunar New Year. We’re proud to have such a diverse, global family that comes together to mark this special occasion.

Last Sunday, Kmart and Target Australia team members, along with friends and families, proudly joined the Midsumma Festival Pride March to celebrate the diversity of our people and show support for the LGBTQIA+ community. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Midsumma Pride March – an event that continues to shine brightly, reminding us of the importance of unity and equality.

Thanks to the generosity of so many families across Australia and New Zealand, we’ve been able to have our biggest Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal to date – raising more than $10.3 million of value to the community in 2024.🎄✨🎁 We are truly blown away by the support of our communities, who have rallied together to make a real difference to families all around Australia and New Zealand this year - especially when it was a tough year for so many. As always, we’d like to say a huge thank you to our dedicated stores team members, our partners, The Salvation Army Australia and The Salvation Army New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga & Samoa and finally – our customers who helped make Christmas and the festive season brighter for those in need. 🙌    Special thanks to:  Anthony Albanese  The Hon. Peter Dutton MP  Adam Bandt MP  Richard Marles Milton Dick MP

Every year the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal highlights the generosity of so many people within our local communities. Infinity Group Australia is one group in particular who have been giving generously to the Appeal for many years now, and in 2024 they once again rallied behind the Appeal with some incredible contributions - with the team not only contributing $40,000 worth of gifts towards the Appeal, but Graeme and Rebecca Holm also generously paying off the all the laybys in our Kmart Robina store in December. On behalf of Kmart, The Salvation Army Australia and the Robina community, we want to share our thanks to Infinity and all our corporate partners for brightening the lives of so many of their local community members.

Check out the highlights from our St Marys visit last week in support of our Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal and our charity partner The Salvation Army Australia. Today is the last day to give in store and online - check out our website on how you can contribute to those in need: https://lnkd.in/d_jei24h

Some days are just too much fun to forget! Last Thursday, we kicked off Christmas and the holiday season in style with our much-loved Family Day event at our head office – the building was buzzing with festive cheer as our team members and their loved ones got into the spirit with a meet and greet with Santa, face painting, cookie decorating and so many special moments that created memories to last a lifetime.   We’re wishing all our incredible team members, customers and suppliers a joyful Christmas and festive holiday season! 🎅🎨✨🎁

During the busiest time of the year for our stores, our CEO John Gualtieri shares his thanks to our incredible team members for their hard work and dedication that makes everyday living brighter for millions of people each year.

This Saturday and Sunday Kmart will proudly match all in-store monetary donations to the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal across Australia and New Zealand – with up to $500 per customer! ✨🎁🎄   With many more Australians and New Zealanders doing it tough this year, let’s double the difference this weekend for those who need it. If you wish to donate online, please visit: https://lnkd.in/d_suFWx4

Today John Gualtieri and Alexandra Staley hosted the Deputy Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Western Sydney, the Honourable Prue Car at our St Mary's store - to kick off our Double Donation Weekend. For this weekend only, Kmart is going to double all monetary donations made to the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal in-store and online. During the visit, we also connected with Major Paul Moulds from The Salvation Army and visited the local community centre to see the difference this support makes first-hand.   Now in its 37th year, the Appeal has delivered over 14 million gifts to families in need, thanks to the generosity of our customers, team members and partners. To donate click here: https://lnkd.in/gyHbyrB4