OUTDOOR adventure gear company Mountain Designs has made the difficult decision to close one in three stores in 2018.
Shops at Joondalup, Wagga Wagga, Toowong and Dubbo closed on January 7 followed by branches at Cannington, Bendigo, Toowoomba and Wollongong on January 10, according to a statement from the company.
Stores at Pacific Fair, Ashmore, Bunbury, Moorabbin and Warringah will also close, although a date is yet to be confirmed.
Like many Australian retail businesses at present, Mountain Designs is adapting to changing pressures within the retail sector that are influencing customer buying practices, the statement read.
Some of these include increased competition, price discount fatigue, a decline in national consumer foot traffic, an…
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