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Norfolk in 2000, Eastlands in 2002 and Burnie in 2008. The Launceston store has been substantially reduced, with the store almost halving in size due to the sale of the Mikinlay's building, a former neighboring department store. In 2017, the Hobart store closed temporarily for a major redevelopment and reopened in 2018, however, closed soon after in 2020 due to financial problems.
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