But how does Kmart stack up against the other retailers in the fashion stakes? Ronnie and Georgia agree they'd pay the extra $40 and choose Ikea. If you snooze, you lose in these parts. But the small overhead costs of giving away the clothes pay dividends for Kmart. How does it stack up against the skirt from Uniqlo -- $39.90 and the version from Saba -- $229. Millennial pink is the colour of the season (or so I'm told by the experts) and Kmart is keeping up with what's on trend. Admitting that Kmart has "cast the net wide, talked to a lot of people not interested in the job," Perkins said the company's first priority is still to hire a CEO. It's basically free. Kmart forever. Style expert Kathy Sheeran is judging a Kmart look against a similar style from an international retailer and an iconic Aussie retailer. So what is it that Kmart is doing so right? Georgia says the Kmart product is "sensational value.". During her shop, Jasmine said she spotted a $6 top that looked remarkably similar to Kookai's $60 version.

It’s for this reason I fear things may get a little vicious later on. Last week, people close to the Kmart search committee said that Richard Cline of Nicor Inc. had emerged as the front-runner for the job, after candidates with more retail experience had turned it down. It definitely didn’t look cheap. Buy online, pick up in store. Shoppers were so excited to have this cool, trendy brand -- that we were previously only able to purchase overseas -- finally land on our shores. As well as being super comfy, there’s also a long clothing rail and a hat stand to hang all your loot on.

Picture: Instagram/thisisgenevieveSource:Instagram. This floral skirt from Kmart is just $15. There’s only one of each size of a pair of white $20 cropped jeans resulting in some seriously sad faces.

The Australian discount store … That is what I say to my husband all the time. Within a few minutes, they’d all disappeared — along with the miniature $12 strappy version. ", A Current Affair airs weeknights on Channel Nine. There were free clothes galore when news.com.au was invited to take a peek inside the gifting suite at Kmart's influencer event in Brisbane. Though the company haven’t actually said it, it’s pretty clear the unwritten agreement here is that everyone will take photos with the products, causing followers to go out and buy them. RELATED: Inside the life of a Kmart influencer, News.com.au were able to take a snoop around the jam-packed Kmart gifting suite. "Obviously this is a lot more expensive so the quality is going to be a lot better," says Georgia about the table from My House - $239.95. Oh my god guys, Kmart do Kookai maternity. We purchased the chair on sale for $200. 'They're all six bucks each, they're basically free. Picture: Instagram/luxeandlemonadeSource:Instagram. What about these side tables? Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. There’s no harsh lighting or clothing strewn on the floor (a normal sight at my local) — in fact, the vibe is pure luxury.

So the smaller sizes are size 12 but we can work with that,' she said. Jasmine, from Sydney, was shopping in the department store when she stumbled across a grey-coloured midi skirt with ruching side seams, in which she thought appeared similar to an $80 style from Kookai. "It's probably got a slightly higher thread count and you can tell that when you feel it, but it looks exactly the same. But it’s not just the rich and famous who get to load up on free swag these days. How does it stack up against to the one from Zara -- $139. "I think this is just more of a case where Ikea has just been doing it for longer," says Georgia. Despite my genuine fears about being elbowed in the eye (I’m 158cms) everything was pretty calm. 'Oh my god guys, we found Givenchy shoes at Kmart. “My mind is being blown,” one person says to me, as she hauls her overflowing bag of goodies into one of the special change rooms, which btw, are like nothing I’ve ever witnessed in a Kmart store. Published: 01:12 EDT, 23 October 2020 | Updated: 02:51 EDT, 23 October 2020. Picture: InstagramSource:Instagram, RELATED: ‘I’m officially obsessed with Kmart’s $25 sculpting jeans’.

Not your usual Kmart change room. She even suggested scrawling Givenchy on the black elastic 'bar' over the shoes with liquid paper, to make them look even more similar.