Bunnings officially is not saying that Fyshwick will close. Last month after the Canberra Times reported that the store would close, Robyn Hudson of Bunnings said:
I guess we will see what happens. There has been wild speculation on riot-act that the existing Bunnings Fyshwick site will be transformed into a new railway station and transport hub, which seems a daft idea.
Surprise launch this morning of Bunnings in Devonport after taking over the old K&D Hardware site in March at the Homemaker Centre which is only a few years old. They extended the building quite a bit over the last few months and will certainly be busy this week before the official launch on Friday night.
Went and checked it out on my lunch break⌠no snags.
Given its proximity to the Foreshore development, Iâd say the current Railway Station site would be worth a mint to developers. It would make sense to cut the line off at Fyshwick and relocate the station.
Iâd say weâll see the end of the Causeway before anything happens to the Railway Starion though.
In tribute to the days when certain MS members went into meltdown when there was a relaunch of any sort or if the site went downâŚZOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Iâm wondering if it has just launched, I have had nothing to do with Amazon so I donât know but when I first started browsing amazon.com.au it had just the books and stuff but then after a few minutes there were a lot more categories and a lot more other items. That was about 11:40pm AEDT.
Pricing looks to be basically RRP for most items so far, and all from existing bricks and mortar retailers.
Hopefully the full launch delivers something a little better than this.
Amazon in the US competed directly against Walmart. Walmartâs sales have stalled since 2011. The retail market in Australia is much more diverse than the Walmart âmonopolyâ that existed in many American towns.
I had a long look at the Amazonâs Australian website today. Itâs got the appeal of an East German department store with prices that are simply not competitive.
Existing Australian retailers must be thinking how the hell did this warehouse with a third rate website get so much publicity?
The simple fact is that Amazon cannot service enormous demand from day one. It will take time for them to build capacity in their warehouses and distribution channels. As capacity increases they will drop prices to gradually build demand and market share.
The media has set some very unrealistic expectations among buyers. Amazon has kept their launch as low-key as possible to avoid exactly the response we are seeing now, they have a better idea of how their business operates and grows than local media who just enjoy whipping up a frenzy.