Kmart New Town

2316 reviews

1 Risdon Rd, New Town TAS 7008, Australia

www.kmart.com.au

+61362322600

About

Kmart New Town is a Department store located at 1 Risdon Rd, New Town TAS 7008, Australia. It has received 2316 reviews with an average rating of 4.2 stars.

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Hours

MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours

F.A.Q

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  • The address of Kmart New Town: 1 Risdon Rd, New Town TAS 7008, Australia

  • Kmart New Town has 4.2 stars from 2316 reviews

  • Department store

  • "Poor customer service during the evening"

    "At my local New Town sore I spent a considerable amount of time talking to the sales assistants trying to find the best way to buy a double hot plate because when I made two visits to the store there were none on the shelf"

    "Dec 2019: Gone downhill since they replaced humans with robot checkouts"

    "Their customer service is absolutely horrendous, they either never answer the phones or let them ring out long enough for you to hang up anyway"

    "In the month of April "

Reviews

  • Erica

Poor customer service during the evening. I went to this Kmart after 11pm on Friday to look for a specific bookshelf that was in stock at New Town according to their website. I couldn't find it on the shop floor & had trouble finding anyone to ask until I spotted a young guy who works there. I asked for help to look for it, he couldn't find it or the ticket on the shelf & assumed it had recently arrived, but was on a pallet & refused to double check for me if it's in an easily accessible location in the storeroom. Told me it would be available on Monday, he had no pdt to check & couldn't be bothered trying to look or ask another team member who can be bothered, when I specifically drove there for it. When I got home I used click and collect & got the item the next day; it was ready before 12pm, so it was there when I came in the night before. The bookshelf still wasn't on display even though I received it, so they must just store it in their storeroom & not on the shop floor. I work in customer service & would've at least tried checking the back if it's there, even if it's on a pallet, especially for an expensive item to get the sale. If it's inaccessible under other items on the pallet, I would've let the customer know & apologise for the inconvenience. I would've also found a pdt & searched to see when it last came in & try to find it, but he was just lazy. He cost me two trips to their store when the item was out the back. Plus this guy directed me to the wrong location for another item I asked for, so he had no clue of the store layout. If anyone has to deal with their employees that can't be bothered looking for items, try finding another team member if there's any, save yourself your petrol & time. I'm giving 2 stars though as the lady at the service desk on Saturday was very helpful with my click & collect order & the bookshelf is great.

  • Jen Manison

At my local New Town sore I spent a considerable amount of time talking to the sales assistants trying to find the best way to buy a double hot plate because when I made two visits to the store there were none on the shelf. I first was told they could not order it as it was not in the catalogue, so I went back another day. A different assistant told me that a large order had arrived but had not been put out yet, and to secure it I could use click and collect online. She could not do it for me at the store. So I tried to order it that night but the website told me that my item was out of stock online. There needs to be an easy way to find out first time how to order an item successfully, or at least be informed online how long it will take on order if Covid19 is affecting it's delivery to Tasmania from Victoria.

  • Andrew

Dec 2019: Gone downhill since they replaced humans with robot checkouts. April 2022: Kmart has continued to go downhill when it comes to customer service. Granted, they're a discount retailer, however it seems the cost of human checkouts and good service isn't part of their income plan, oh sorry, customer service plan. The products have also reverted back to their poor design and poor quality, similar to their post 2015 operations. 2015 welcomed a new, quality range of products, that were both sturdy and of great design. Sadly the past twelve months has seen a decline in all areas. Hopefully we'll see the Big K revert to good quality items.

  • Naomi Ennis

Their customer service is absolutely horrendous, they either never answer the phones or let them ring out long enough for you to hang up anyway. I’ve been on hold for about 20 minutes, all I want to know is if they have something in stock before I make the trip over. This isn’t the first time either. Whenever I go i I see at least four workers doing ‘unsafe workplace activities’ such as how they move the h-cages, they always pull them behind them with one hand so the cage fillings out to the side, I’ve almost been hit by a cage and the worker didn’t even acknowledge what happened. Very poor service in my opinion.

  • BHARTI

In the month of April . I was brought a new bicycle in the kamart store . After one week my bicycle tyre was flat . I was leave my bicycle in the store . After one week passed they give back my bicycle . Just only feel the air . also not any repair. Again , 2 days passed ago , my tyre was again flat they gave me a time on Tuesday. When , I call back again in the store . They said you will be coming on Thursday. I do Uber work on my bicycle. And I feel very bad and tensed because I have no another job. My have very bad experience in this store . The service is very bad . .

  • Peter Vrakatselis

This place is so much better since it refurbished inside a little while back. The place always looks clean, neat and tidy. Having to self checkouts (one at the centre of the store and one at the front) makes it very convenient in busier times but they still offer clerks at the counter. Kmart is great for the budget conscious buyer and staff are always willing to help whether it be for locating a particular product or for returning an item.

  • Juan Cantin

Very cheap stuff to buy from here but I guess cheap comes with a price, questionable quality of products, which is not too bad, but customer service is the reason why I'm giving 0 stars (if I only could) staff doesn't have idea what's on the store or where to find what they do, and the guy at the exit checking tickets is very rude, he wouldn't even ask for the ticket, just take it off your hand.

  • Nithin Cherian

Kmart Newtown is open 24 hours and has a good shopping experience. Spacious parking is available and plenty of lovely boutiques under the same roof. Some prices of products are not marked in order to check that is a task if you are looking for a heavy one. Most of the products are ANKO there, personally I don't like that, but prices are cheaper. A four-star shop in my view, cheers.

  • Christine Griffithvfs

The K Mart is what it is I avoided the Christmas crowds by arriving at 0900 . Staff were busy shelving must have been a very busy weekend..... I thought restocking was done at night. Still the staff were very patient and polite My only real beef was that the manned cash registers were closed. I loathe self-serve checkouts and would prefer to deal with a real live person

  • David Jernigan

I have to say, the new check out format is really not working for me. While I am sure there was research into this I still cannot fathom why you would check out in the middle of the store only to have to wait in line at the door so another person can check your bags. Maybe you save money this way but the customer does not save any time waiting to be checked at the door.

  • Emma K

Great place, love the 24 hour. If you can't find an item, don't bother asking the staff. Chances are they won't know, and they don't bother searching it to find out if it's even in stock. 4 times, 4 different items, 4 different staff who were NOT helpful. "If you can't see it in that whole section, we probably don't have it". Great place if you know your own way around.

  • Evalyn Curtis

Easy shopping. Lots of room to move. Friendly helpful staff. I like shopping here, good variety of products at a reasonable price and reasonable quality. There is ways the money back guarantee that they have always stood by from the day that they first opened their doors. I have been shopping at Kmart Newton for over forty years. Still love it.

  • Crypto-Tech

Nice place and great hours as they are 24hrs, so if you need that last minute item its definitely the place to go. Big variety of stuff and fair prices given its current competition. Enjoy people as its a clean quiet place to grab a few things at the end of the day or as a matter of fact anytime of the day or night. Take care and thanks for reading

  • Kati Schroeder

Thank you for such an amazing team at k mart. I accidentally bought wrong charger cable for my phone and also the Usb plug I bought was faulty both weee returned and exchanged with a lot of friendliness. Also lost my key but the team went out of their way to find it on a busy day. Very grateful for young people being so helpful :)

  • Tony Cornwall

Kmart Absolutely the worst retail store "service" experienced ever. To buy here is a frustrating experience online special's are never available . Left in disgust I will purchase from Target or Big W even the Reject Shop anywhere that has some service and doesn't try to embarrass me or waste my precious Time.

  • Darren Ferguson

Despicable store. Use Chrome, you can see stock levels per store but there is no click and collect on some items. Switch to edge and click and collect suddenly shows up on the same item. Choose click and collect option and the store with stock in chrome shows as no stock in edge and cannot be selected. wow.

  • Christopher Polson

24/7 hrs is convenient, what's not convenient is the wait times at the refund/entertainment/service area (always long queue). Particularly disappointed to wait nearly 20 minutes only to be told the item I wanted was not in stock despite plenty of cardboard shelf tags being out.

  • Jade Aram

I was injured and had to use crutches and as I was walking in the clothes isle there was a bunch of clothes all over the ground and my crutches slipped and I landed on my sore ankle and all the workers were standing there eating and not doing there job and didn’t help.

  • Courtney Docking

Poor customer service. Don't buy anything that doesn't fit in a trolley otherwise you could be waiting a minimum of 90 minutes before you can get someone to help you at the loading dock because the can't hear the buzzer and are too busy looking like they are busy

  • Jared Duggan

24 hours a day! I realised I'd forgotten my wife's Christmas present, so at 10:30pm I shot out and successfully made myself the world's best husband. The website is great aswell, you can check to see if the store has what you want in stock before you go there.

  • Julie Anne Tedmanson

Don't like the checkout and help desk being in centre, prices are already raised because of people that morals are wrong &steal from the store. Apart from that they've a great variety,and I bought several pieces of clothing for $1. Very helpful staff.

  • Stan Wilkinson

Kmart a great place to shop. I am used to bying name brand dress shoes. Ie.Hush puppies. Etc .not any more a lovely pair of dress suitable black 15dollars wow a LOVELY pair white type of sport shoe 12dollars both classy smart and incredibly suitable.

  • Brendan Dunning

Basic shopping Centre . Good variety of stores . Avoid late night shopping , safety issue late night , Police are always called overnight to resolve issues . Rest rooms are always a disgrace !!! Good variety of stores , always plenty of parking .

  • Positivitrip

The store is slightly bigger than the other one and the selection is also better. I couldn't find some jumper I was looking for anyway but it was reasonably organised and clean. The staff are nice as always and there was no cue at the counters

  • Philip Wilson

Neat and well-stocked by Tasmanian & Australian standards. Pleasant and helpful staff on my visit. Not sure if I agree with the grouping of products by household area. E.g. what's wrong with putting all the electrical appliances in one place?

  • TEvolution

Normally a decent place but customer service has been hit and miss, tonight 28/9 was very poor, I asked a question at the self serve check out because no one was around the service desk, my question was ignored and I was asked why I hadn't

  • Mark Hayden

The staff at Kmart had excellent customer service and the service that were provided wire 2nd to none. I was looking for my products down heaps of Isles but couldn't find anything so I simply went up to the front desk ask to which aisle my

  • Simon Nola

Sometimes I go there on a Saturday night and just walk the aisles. It's how I met my second wife; funny story... She ended up leaving me because her parents didn't approve, I pleaded with her; "what about our three kids" (our youngest was

  • Elise Harris

I would like to sincerely thank Kathy (I hope I have her name correct - she was working in the click and collect department) an employee of Kmart New Town who help me far beyond what I would think her normal role would entail to help a

  • Merilyn Pursell

What a terrible place to try and shop, the layout is woeful, looks all cluttered. Maybe the administration people should spend a week being mobility impaired, then they may consider the odd courtesy seat about the shop...After walking

  • Bea Johees

Always plenty of goodies to choose from at fantastic prices! Ladies clothing standard sizes 14-18 are often in short supply, more in this popular size range please!! Keep up the great work and overall variety, we love it thanks!!

  • Abhinandan tuli

I been to the store and looking for Padlocks which I tried to find out myself but couldn’t find out and. After seeking help one of the Staff her name is Georgia Perry and she mentioned if you couldn’t see it means they don’t have one

  • sally woodhouse

Who doesn't love KMart Great affordable merchandise:, clothing, appliances, homewares. Unique and interesting products. Located in New Town and close to other retailers, it's in a convenient position with adequate parking in site

  • Wandenreich

didn't feel comfortable at all seemed like i was gonna get robbed or tackled at any second wouldn't Recommended it anyway cause all the clothing is tacky. would rather go to big w or target 1/10 staff weren't helpful at all

  • Matt Molloy

Very big store (by Tasmanian standards) Open 24/7. Lots of goods to choose from. Plenty of parking out the front. Self checkout available. Can be hard to find staff for assistance. Very clean and tidy. Well worth a visit.

  • Hari Pradeep Palanki

A 24/7 shop located in New Town. I purchased a pair of clothes from here on Sunday night as my luggage was not deliverered by the airlines. K mart is a savior for me on that day. Thank you for this. It'd affordable also

  • yi dong

The good point is that there is 24h Kmart. When I arrived in Hobart was 7pm and I have nothing to live in my new house. When I find here it help me a lot which I can bought the necessary staff. And the price is good.

  • tanya dare

Always enjoy shopping at Kmart and always end up buying something, even if it's not the thing i went there for originally as there is lots to purchase for the home, yourself or your furpets

  • Jane Chen

24/7 access is confident for us. Car park can be a bit crowded sometimes, and with the ramp it can be challenging to put your purchase into your car/truck if you bought some heavy items.

  • Alexander Quin

You can spend so long in here without meaning to, it has everything and is so entertaining. Many shenanigans occur and the staff don't care but it's to be expected of the stores nature

  • lisa houstein

Went there last week had bigger things in my trolley to scan. no where to put them down nearly dropped one on a customer and the staff just watched. it is such unsafe work practice

  • Glenn Summers

Open 24 hours, so great for people who work late, but hard to find help if you go at night as very minimal staff, plus only self checkouts after 7pm which I'm not a fan of using.

  • Agnieszka Rybczak

Good products, worth your money. They have a range of sections, from home to baby. I have bought plenty of things from there. All of which are pretty decent quality!

  • Shirish Parekh

Very good store with clearance sale also. Nigh shopping is possible as 24hrs working Post, Ice cream, massage parlour and lots of shops available in this complex

  • S Johnson (SJoh)

Brilliant stock selection & best prices - keep up the fantastic shopping experience! Well done everyone we appreciate your commitment to excellence …

  • Belinda Walters

Love a great deal, then you will find many at Kmart. Always happy when I leave knowing I've saved money and purchased good quality products.

  • sukhchain singh

Very nice staff and overall service. Always buy stuff from here. Very helpful returns policy. Stuff Very good as well.

  • Amit Ansary

Preety big store. you will get probably everything for your daily life. Best cheap price for household products.

  • Debbie Cleaver

Great choice for kids clothes at reasonable prices. Size 2 pjs $7: 5 singlets for $9: and track pants for $12

  • Jack Irish

No staff on the floor and the ones that are are brain damaged and block walk ways... See picture. Unsafe.

  • Graziano Buonocore

Best prices ever! Practically you can find everything and compare quality and price.. highly recommended!

  • Ummay Safa

Can’t believe I’ll find a 24 hours Kmart in Tasmania even there’s no 24 hours Kmart in Adelaide …

  • Rooftop Escape campers

Friend and helpful service and good prices and great range, clean and well presented store

  • CHENG ZHENG

24 hours is very convenient, but some things are often out of stock and difficult to buy

  • S Lm

Clothes don't last long after one wash they go all bobbly nice staff and tidy store

  • Xander Five

Dismal variety of womens clothing. Even Nanna couldn't find anything worth buying.

  • Sikandar Mahmood

Kmart is nice shopping mall for quality shopping n v helpful staff

  • adrian garcia

Really impressed with it all. Nice clothes and good prices..

  • Emma Rose Harrex

Don't order online will take for ever to get delivered

  • Allan Crosswell

Very convenient opened 24 hrs

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