Parkes Chamber of Commerce says it will work with council to try and get Wesfarmers to overturn their decision to close Parkes Target.
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The Parkes store was originally touted to stay open as a Target.
The Chamber received correspondence from Managing Director of Target Australia, Marina Joanou on June 15, outlining the reasons for the closure.
"The Target of the future will look significantly different to what it does now, with fewer stores and a stronger online presence," Ms Joanou wrote.
"Regrettably, our Target store at Parkes will be closing as part of this transformation.
"We recognise that these actions will have a significant impact on a number of our team members and are committed to supporting them through this process.
"Wesfarmers has established a cross-divisional working group to identify redeployment opportunities for affected team members... where there are no Wesfarmers businesses in town, we're also working with other employers to try and find opportunities for our team.
"The decision to transform our network so dramatically has not been easy, and particularly the very difficult decision to close sores is not one that is made lightly, but it is absolutely necessary for the survival and sustainability of the broader business and the thousands of people we employ."
The Chamber said this decision seems to go against investment and expansion in the region.
"Sad news for our region with the announcement of the impending closure of Parkes Target, as well as Forbes," the Chamber said.
"This collectively leaves a large area of Western NSW with no Target/Kmart store.
"This seems to go against the current expansion of Northparkes Mines, $170M Parkes Bypass and the massive Parkes Special Activation Precinct.
"The Parkes Chamber is working with Council to see if this decision by Wesfarmers can be overturned."