Before Walmart and Target, Austin shopped at Gulf-Mart, Sage and Shoppers World

In "From the Archives," we sort through reader responses to column on early Austin big discount stores, including Gibson's, ...

Product recall roundup: Kmart toys, sunscreen, children’s bikes, Harvey Norman furniture

Here’s everything that’s been pulled from the shelves in Australian supermarkets and stores over the past week.
Couriermail

Kmart move sparks fears for future of Target stores

In 2023, Wesfarmers – which owns Kmart and Target – announced the two would be merged into a dual-brand retail giant, with ...

Product recall on Kmart, Target items as dozens of Aussie schools close over asbestos fear

Kmart and Target are recalling a set of children's sand toy products after some were found to contain asbestos. The consumer ...

Urgent recall for Anko Pop and Surprise Playset sold at Kmart, Target stores

A popular toddlers toy sold at Kmart is being urgently recalled over concerns it is unsafe and may pose a choking hazard.

Product recall: Pop and Surprise Playset toy sold at Kmart and Target pulled from shelves over choking risk

A popular children’s toy sold at Kmart and Target has been recalled just weeks before Christmas because it could cause ...

Schools shut as asbestos recall spreads to Kmart, Target

Asbestos could be present in a range of brightly coloured sand products aimed at children and sold at retailers including ...

'Keep it separate': Shoppers express concern about Target's future as competitor Kmart sells retailer's apparel on website

Shoppers have expressed concerns about the future of Target after noticing Kmart has begun selling the retailer's in-house ...
Austin American-Statesman

Attention Kmart shoppers! When big discount stores arrived in Austin.

“I just stumbled across your Western Trails article done five years ago,” writes Kirby Dale about my short history of a midcentury community in Southwest Austin. “Just to clarify, Westgate Mall, ...