Who owns Target Australia?
Target Australia is owned by Wesfarmers (Australia, ASX: WES).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Wesfarmers 2026 Annual Report, Wesfarmers Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Wesfarmers Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Perth
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Geelong, Victoria
- Founded
- 1926
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Parent ticker
- ASX: WES
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Target Australia
Target Australia began as a drapery store in Geelong, Victoria, in 1926 and turns one hundred in 2026. Wesfarmers reports it inside Kmart Group, and it now focuses on clothing and soft furnishings for the home. It ran 120 stores at the end of June 2026 after closing four that year, and it sells Anko-branded products alongside Kmart.
Ownership timeline of Target Australia
- Current owner Wesfarmers [1] reported
Where Target Australia sits in Wesfarmers
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Anko
- Beaumont Tiles
- Blackwoods
- Bunnings (1886)
- Kmart Australia (1969)
- Officeworks (1994)
- Priceline Pharmacy (1982)
Founded in the 1920s
- KingGee (1926)
Other brands in general merchandise own brands, and who owns them
The 162 brands in general merchandise own brands on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is JD Sports, with 15; Wesfarmers has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bebemundo | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Innom | Reitan Retail | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| B&Q | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Arenal | Sonae | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Every brand in general merchandise own brands and its owner →
About the owner: Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers is a publicly listed company headquartered in Perth, Australia, founded in 1914. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: WES.
Wesfarmers began in 1914 as a Western Australian farmers' co-operative and is now one of Australia's largest listed companies, based in Perth, with revenue of $47.3 billion in the year to June 2026. It owns Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks and the Priceline Pharmacy network, as well as chemicals, fertiliser and gas businesses and half of the Covalent Lithium joint venture. It demerged Coles in 2018 but still owns half of Flybuys, the loyalty programme it shares with Coles.
🇦🇺 Target Australia and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 228 brands that began in Australia. 72 of them (32%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Target Australia is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Target Australia?
The parent company of Target Australia is Wesfarmers, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is Target Australia Australian?
Yes. Target Australia originated in Australia in 1926 and its owner, Wesfarmers, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is Target Australia still owned by Wesfarmers?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Target Australia is still owned by Wesfarmers. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Wesfarmers 2026 Annual Report — Wesfarmers Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Wesfarmers — Kmart Group — Wesfarmers Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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