MELBOURNE: Department store Myer has been forced to shut sections of its Bourke Street site in a bid to meet its refurbishment deadline. A post on the store's dedicated revamp website mynewmyermelbourne.com.au revealed stage two of the planned restructure - designed to create a world class retail experience - had been "hastened" to ensure it would be complete by the end of 2009.
The move had entailed the closure of five levels of the store.
"Major works need to be completed in the Bourke Street store and, after consulting with developers and builders, it was agreed to shut part of the building to hasten the completion of the project," the post read.
While the bottom two floors of the Bourke Street store would continue to operate as normal, merchandise from existing floors would be relocated to Myer's Lonsdale Street store.
The move, to take place at night-time, would begin once the department store's stock take sale was near completion. Information booths would also be set up in-store to advise customers of department relocations.