Did they shut down the 2 level store? If so that sounds like a bit stepdown in foot traffic.
Thatâs not good, hopefully most outlets also have stores at Carindale or Chermside where staff can be temporarily relocated too.
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Who doesnât miss rocking up to the video shop in excitement and that feeling of disappointment when you find all the copies of the blockbuster latest release movies have been rented? Yep. Bring back the video shop, those late fees and the overpriced snacks. Pfft.
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Apple is reportedly eyeing the Centrepoint complex on Bourke Street Mall for its Melbourne flagship store.
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Also from Sydney Morning Herald⌠
The issue with the city is that there is nothing there i canât get online or at the local shopping center. why come into the city and pay $30 for parking when i can order online and have it delivered to my door?
The CBD only survives (in the most part) due to office workers ducking out for a coffee or shopping at lunch time.
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Sure, workers keep the CBD shops pumping on weekdays but lots of other people going into the city for shopping sprees. I was there in the weekend and the city was as busy as it was prepandemic. Because of restrictions on the number of customers in stores, you could see long queues outside a lot of the designer stores.
Students and Tourists are huge contributors to Retail sales in the CBDâs also. Generally the number 1 retailers in many chains are located in Melbourne or Sydney city. BIGW Number 1 store is in Melbourne city, you can see why they jumped at the chance to open a store at Town Hall in Sydney later this Year. Kmart also booted out Target in Melbourne and took over the prime real estate.
I donât think the majority are paying $30 for parking either. Many seem to Public Transport it in. However some city carparks are $10 or less on weekends, I normally park at Crown Melbourne, or one carpark up near QV, its under $10 a day from memory.
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In February, Pepsi Max 30 Pack skyrocketed from $19 to $32 at Woolworths and Coles. So one month later, Woolies has dropped the price again for Pepsi Max from $32 to $22 supposedly as part of the âPrices Droppedâ campaign.
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Two weeks ago, Supercheap Auto debuted a revised logo and brand identity, created by The Monkeys & MAUD. A little more information can be found here:
Personally I like it, as they have retained the recognisable elements from the logo though have modernised it, by removing the outlines, refining the shape that contains the word âAUTOâ, and also updating its typeface. The typeface for âSupercheap Autoâ has also been updated. Itâs a change that may be unnoticed by some unless they have a keen eye.
In saying that, I have read a few âwork experience kidâ comments after its reveal. Even with the smallest changes, people are never happy. 
I personally like this lock-up of the new logo for Social Media. It works better for digital usage and at small sizes:
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If it wasnât for the font, I would say it is going back 30-40 years in style.
The old logo had a bit of character. That looks too generic.
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Likely deliberate so they donât have to worry about updating store livery.
Looks like Woolworthsâ âMetrogoâ is being used again, but this time on a recent Ampol Foodary to Ampol Woolworths refurbishment.
Wamberal has opened as a âAmpol Woolworths Metrogoâ, and Ampol Woolworths North Ryde has the new Metrogo logo up on the pylons.
Why do they have to introduce another variation? Isnât Woolworths Metro good enough?
Must be some sort of grievance between using the Metro banner for both the small format supermarkets and the servo convenience stores. Or alternatively it could be to do with not been obliged to run the same promotions.
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Sounds illegal. Regulator needs to start looking at all these âPrice Droppedâ campaigns across ALL retailers. They are all guilty.
Consumers should be able to access a list of shelf prices for the last say 2 years.
Donât even get me started on all the half price offers. A trick I noted recently was they hiked the price then marketed as âBetter than 1/2 priceâ when it went on sale. Dodgy as.
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The ACCC guidance is deliberately vague. The question is, is 4-6 weeks at the full $32 RRP a âreasonableâ period?
Statements such as âWas $150/Now $100â or â$150 Now $100â are likely to be misleading if products have not been sold at the specified âbeforeâ or âstrike throughâ prices in a reasonable period immediately before the sale commences.