The website has failed to compete with the likes of Amazon, Shein and Temu, and parent company Wesfarmers is cutting its losses.

Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney

New South Wales

Australia

Online retailer Catch.com.au to shut down; 190 jobs to go

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Nine Entertainment Co.

Well-known online retail website Catch will stop selling products on April 30. The company has lost more than A$350 million in the past three and a half years.

知名在線零售網站Catch將在4月30日停止銷售產品，該公司在過去三年半中損失超過3.5億澳元。

三年損失3.5億元 知名在線零售商Catch即將停業 | CATCH | 競爭

大纪元 Epoch Times

Falun Gong

Loss of NT$350 million in three years: Well-known online retailer Catch to close down

Wesfarmers says the recent increase in Australian e-commerce activity had hampered growth prospects for its catch.com.au website.

The West Australian

Kerry Stokes

Wesfarmers to close money-losing e-commerce site

Wesfarmers will shut down online retailer Catch.com.au as a standalone business in the fourth quarter of the 2025 financial year.
Acquired in 2019, the company will be dissolved, with its assets transferred to various Wesfarmers divisions, said a statement released by the company on Jan. 21.
The decision follows Catch reporting an operating loss of $38 million to $40 million for the first half of 2024–25.
Wesfarmers Managing Director Rob Scott s…

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United States

Wesfarmers to End its Online Retail Business ‘Catch’

PerthNow

City of Perth

Western Australia

The online retailer is expected to record a loss of up to $40m for the second half of 2024.

7NEWS Australia

Aussie online retailer to shut down with 190 jobs axed

Long-running online deals website Catch will soon be shut down after losing more than $350 million in the past three and a half years.Owner Wesfarmers, which also runs Kmart, Target, Bunnings and Officeworks, announced the closure this morning as it looks to cut costs.The site will stop selling products on April 30.﻿READ MORE: Trump wastes no time before signing executive orders﻿Catch was one of Australia's earliest successful online retailers, …

9News

Aussie online retailer to be shut down after haemorrhaging millions

Catch, the Aussie retailer, to close by 2025; Wesfarmers to leverage assets after $40M loss. 190 jobs impacted.

The Canberra Times

Australian Community Media

Canberra

Australian Capital Territory

Wesfarmers closes popular online retailer Catch after $40 million loss

The closure will affect 200 jobs, while around 100 e-commerce staff will be redeployed to Kmart to make the most of Catch's existing warehouse infrastructure.

IBTimes Australia

IBT Media

Catch Closure Amid Competition From Amazon And Temu To Impact 200 Jobs

The rise of big international retailers has prompted company boss Rob Scott to wind down the loss-making marketplace, saying it’s the “right thing for shareholders”.

Online retailer Catch.com.au to shut down; 190 jobs to go

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