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Forum: Australia

Jul 30th 2010, 8:19 am

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Is Australia really THAT expensive?

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Posted By littda01

Re: Is Australia really THAT expensive?

Amazulu - I wasnt trying to say no foreign retailers will come to Aus, or that they couldnt make money. They will and can. But its just not that attractive a market to the biggies for a few reasons,...

Forum: Australia

Jul 29th 2010, 6:37 am

Replies: 395

Is Australia really THAT expensive?

Views: 32,475

Posted By littda01

Re: Is Australia really THAT expensive?

Sure, but how many members can they hope to attract in Aus, and would that be worth the investment in stores, marketing, building supplier relationships etc?

Anyways, hope it does work and I'll go...

Forum: Australia

Jul 29th 2010, 6:02 am

Replies: 395

Is Australia really THAT expensive?

Views: 32,475

Posted By littda01

Re: Is Australia really THAT expensive?

CostCo are indeed very big in the US. The question here is, is it worth their while to try to do anything in Aus? (obviously they're testing the water).

CostCo have quite an interesting business...

Forum: Australia

Jul 29th 2010, 4:22 am

Replies: 395

Is Australia really THAT expensive?

Views: 32,475

Posted By littda01

Re: Is Australia really THAT expensive?

TBH, people need to think logically here.

Australia is a country of approx 20M people. It does not have the benefits of being part of something like the EU where there are land borders and so...

Forum: Australia

Jul 27th 2010, 11:57 pm

Replies: 395

Is Australia really THAT expensive?

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Posted By littda01

Re: Is Australia really THAT expensive?

Experience so far -

Fresh food (meat, fish, veg, fruit) is of a significantly higher standard generally and same price or cheaper. When I compare what I pay in markets here versus Waitrose back...

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