In July, Ishka announced its stores in Bendigo, Ballarat and Shepparton would close in the wake of constant lockdowns in Victoria, and said the bohemian homewares and clothing store would instead focus on capital cities.

The future of the store in Warrnambool has been in the spotlight a number of times in recent years.

In February last year, Ishka said it would keep its Warrnambool store open despite the business being placed into the hands of an administrator.

Although, at the time, business owner Toby Darvall said he was not sure about the future of the store which employed eight people.

The brand had also come under fire in 2019 for displaying 'closing down' signs and sales despite not shutting its doors until now.

Ishka had been operating in Koroit Street in Warrnambool since 2012.

The business was contacted for comment.

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