HK3’s Phil Whelan’s comment “everything old is new again” strikes a chord as we catch up for our weekly on air chat, this week to explore why online retail giants like Amazon are experimenting with opening physical bricks and mortar store and it all comes down to maturity and you can’t keep a good topic […]
We’re all familiar with the sight of a giant green Bunnings warehouse – a sausage sizzle out the front and a car park teeming with would-be tradies. But following the demise of its major competitor, Woolworths-owned Masters, Australia’s largest hardware operator is increasing its dominance by rolling out a growing number of smaller format stores. The […]
Our supermarkets and wholesalers throw out food that is still edible, as use by dates reach their expiry and fruit becomes blemished, but in Sweden WeFood has opened a new supermarket that collects these foods and sells them at a 30-50% discount. Volunteers collect produce from traditional supermarkets, importers, butchers, bakers and growers and sell […]
There is a long list of household names that have vacated the retail world. Dick Smith and Masters are now on the list and others are likely to follow. New retailers are pushing out more familiar names. More household names could be set to disappear into Australian retailing history following the demise of Dick Smith this […]
