Gerry Harvey

News and interviews on Gerry Harvey including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Harvey Norman’s Katie Page warns of offshore exodus over GST

Harvey Norman director Katie Page is warning Australia could face a retail exodus overseas if the Federal Government doesn’t make offshore companies subject to GST.
 

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Consuming passions: The future of Australia’s consumer goods retail sector

It looks like the next five years will be a mixed bag for the consumer goods retail sector, with online shopping casting a long shadow over profitability forecasts.
 

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Elon Musk: The coolest billionaire… on Earth?

While even his name has a comic book superhero ring about it, Elon Musk and his company, SpaceX, might well be the billionaire who takes the next great leap for mankind when it comes to space travel.
 

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Bravo Grollo

The handover of the Grocon construction empire from father to son is a great example of well-managed succession.
 

Friday, 18 May 2012

Target begins importing merchandise to compete online, but SMEs warned to think twice

Target has joined a score of other retailers after announcing it will start sourcing products directly from China.
 

Friday, 04 May 2012

Super Retail Group sales growth highlights split within retail sectors

Super Retail Group’s announcement of further sales growth indicates a significant divide within the retail industry, experts say, with some sectors doing surprisingly well despite low consumer confidence overall.
 

Monday, 16 January 2012

Gerry Harvey and the billionaires' club

This year could decide how long he’ll stay a member.
 

Monday, 09 January 2012

Gerry Harvey says there’s no incentive to open new stores, but Topshop founder wants nine more

Two of the heavyweights of global retail have declared the retail sector to be at a turning point.
 

Friday, 09 December 2011

Harvey Norman slapped with $1.25 million fine over misleading ads for 3D television

Gerry Harvey's tough year has become even harder, with the Federal Court in Brisbane slapping a $1.25 million fine on Harvey Norman.
 

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Monday, 07 November 2011

Five questions for Gerry Harvey

With three subsidiaries in administration, we ask: Does Harvey Norman’s model need a makeover?
 

Tuesday, 01 November 2011

Gerry Harvey calls on RBA to cut interest rates to save Christmas

Gerry Harvey is pleading for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates this afternoon, after the company released disappointing results for the September quarter during which profits fell by nearly 20%.
 

Friday, 02 September 2011

On Donald Trump, Harvey Norman and the blogger-turned-VC

Structural change isn’t just affecting manufacturing...
 

Thursday, 11 August 2011

Gerry Harvey’s leadership lessons

Unlike many CEOs, Gerry Harvey has been brave enough to personally take responsibility for a poor decision.
 

Monday, 01 August 2011

Welcome to the global pillage

The tax summit scheduled at the end of the year will need to give serious attention to the plight of domestic retailers.
 

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

Gerry Harvey says there is no “light on the horizon” for retail as Merrill Lynch predicts more job losses

Businesses in the retail industry are expecting growth that will never come and are staffing too many employees as a result, a new Merrill Lynch report has found.
 

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Gerry Harvey to launch second online store, targets $100 million revenue in three years

Gerry Harvey has laid out some ambitious plans for his upcoming online store, saying that he intends to turnover $100 million from the site within the next two to three years and $1 billion within the next decade.
 

Monday, 11 April 2011

Five reasons Gerry Harvey’s online strategy is sound

It’s cheap, relatively easy and it will shut everyone up.
 

Friday, 08 April 2011

Harvey Norman launches deal-a-day site in surprise move

Harvey Norman launches a deal-a-day site that will see it compete with established players such as DealsDirect and Catch of the Day.
 

Monday, 04 April 2011

How rich is really rich?

From simply well off to mega billionaires, the world's wealthy fall into some neat categories.
 
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