Bunnings in Mt Gambier have already relocated into the old Masters site. It is now in the Marketplace centre and is attracting a lot more clientele.
Youâve summed it up well. This is what happens when Amazon is on the receiving end of literally YEARS of endless hype (that they didnât pay for or have any influence over) for its local launch from Australian media.
Even still, I still expected a company as enormous as Amazon to have a better launch than this.
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There was one retail launch that wasnât a overhyped flop - took a trip out to the new Decathlon warehouse out Tempe way, next to Ikea. Gotta say, it looks the goods. And the prices are pretty good too - comfy sports singlets and shirts for $7-8 a pop. Small backpacks for $4.50 (if you didnât get to claim the free gift of one of these bags with the Decathlon logo on it). Lots of space for people to try their new equipment. Although you will need to be a member to shop there, it is free, and youâll need a app like Stocard to store the membership barcode on it.
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news.com.au pushing Amazon Australia with a positive story, comparing current cheap deals with more expensive prices at other Australian outlets. The story is a con, because a Google search finds prices available that are far closer to the Amazon price.
Eg: From Amazon Australia -
Itâs $45 retail at JB HiFi.
Itâs $119 retail new at 2nds World + $9 delivery.
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The Nine News report on Monday night didnât compare Amazon very favourably with local retail stores.
i wonder if that had anything to do with how much ad spend Nine are getting from those local retail stores? 
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Like the âhard hittingâ story on the openjng of Decathlon they did on Monday and promoted non-stop all weekend?
I looked in the Amazon Australia âmenswearâ category.
Apart from high prices and poor variety, after about page 3, about 50% of the offerings were âwomenâs wearâ.
They could at least get their categorisation and sorting operating properly.
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For men interested in wearing womenâs clothing? 
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The Coalition for Marriage told us this would happen if the âyesâ votes wins. The crosse-eyed ladies in the ads were right. They are going to make men dress as women.
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How about a broken Search EngineâŚ
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The hugest problem is that Amazon is not stocking most of the products (themselves, in their own warehouse) like they do in their overseas operations - the vast majority of products available are from third party resellers. Itâs no better than eBay.
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Surely their shiny new warehouse can hold more than a couple hundred AmazonBasics products and a handful of other random items?
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This could spark big changes in retail.
Would it really affect our retail landscape all that much? Because the Lowyâs spun off (and have since cut their ties with) their shopping centres in Australia & New Zealand a few years ago to Scentre Group while continuing to run the international business as Westfield Corp.
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Apple have announced plans for a new Melbourne store at federation square.
it will be âAppleâs most significant store in the Southern Hemisphereâ. Construction is due to begin in late 2018, with completion expected in 2020.
Remember - itâs not an Apple Store, itâs an Apple Town Square, because Apple wants to call their stores differently.
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Beach chairs in a plaza? Hopefully just an artists concept and not the reality.
