It is believed the retailer will move in to the former Dick Smith store in Bathurst City Centre.

Dick Smith vacated the site early last year after the parent company Dick Smith Holdings was placed into receivership on January 5, 2016 and voluntary administrators were appointed.

The technology and entertainment powerhouse opened a store in Dubbo in September last year and there were whispers the company was casting eyes on Orange’s soon-to-be-revamped Summer Street premises formerly filled by Myer.

For the time being that’s not the case but spirits are high in Bathurst with a July opening date confirmed and a host of jobs already advertised.

“JB Hi-Fi home is opening a new store in Bathurst,” the retailer’s online advertisement states.

“We are currently recruiting for the new store and would like to achieve a good mix of new and experienced staff.”

The store manager’s position is among the wide range of jobs on offer on the retailer’s website.

Also on offer is a sales and media manager position, sales co-ordinator, media co-ordinators and advisors for music and movies, games and counter accessories.

Sales people are required for home sound and vision, computers, portable audio, cameras, mobile phones and small appliances.

The final few positions being advertised are for stock inventory (store people) and an office administrator.

Bathurst Business Chamber vice president Steve Semmens said news that JB Hi-Fi was moving to Bathurst was very good.

“I think it’s fantastic, it’ll create local jobs,” he said.

Mr Semmens said the fact that JB Hi-Fi was a very well known retailer across in Australia will be a huge boost for Bathurst.

“It’s a brand name and it’ll bring people into town,” he said.

In an Central Western Daily poll earlier this year 12.46 per cent of respondents – or 782 people – said JB Hi-Fi was the store they most wanted to see open in Orange.