Bravo Grollo
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
When the BRW Rich 200 edition is released this week, two things will be noticeable.  ...

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Target begins importing merchandise to compete online, but SMEs warned to think twice
Friday, 18 May 2012
Target has joined a score of other retailers after announcing it will start sourcing products directly from China in an attempt to bypass wholesalers, save on GST and pass the savings on to consumers.  ...

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Super Retail Group sales growth highlights split within retail sectors
Friday, 04 May 2012
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.  ...

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Gerry Harvey and the billionaires' club
Monday, 16 January 2012
Today in my first Rich Secrets column for 2012 I name the 12 wealthy entrepreneurs I will be following closely over the next 12 months.  ...

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Gerry Harvey says there’s no incentive to open new stores, but Topshop founder wants nine more
Monday, 09 January 2012
Two of the heavyweights of global retail have declared the retail sector to be at a "turning point", with Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey saying retail is being dwarfed by the might of the resources sector and Topshop founder Philip Green saying the days when ...

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Harvey Norman slapped with $1.25 million fine over misleading ads for 3D television
Friday, 09 December 2011
Gerry Harvey's tough year has become even harder, with the Federal Court in Brisbane slapping a $1.25 million fine on Harvey Norman for "seriously misleading and deceptive, on a significant and far-reaching scale" over a 3D television promotion it ran in September ...

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Why Gerry Harvey is so down on the retail sector
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Retail veteran Gerry Harvey has downplayed the prospects for a retail recovery, saying at the Harvey Norman annual general meeting yesterday there is nothing to suggest the environment will get any better soon.  ...

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Five questions for Gerry Harvey
Monday, 07 November 2011
If you missed the announcement on Friday that three subsidiaries of Harvey Norman have been placed into administration, don't worry – you were supposed to.  ...

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Gerry Harvey calls on RBA to cut interest rates to save Christmas
Tuesday, 01 November 2011
Retail veteran 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%.  ...

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On Donald Trump, Harvey Norman and the blogger-turned-VC
Friday, 02 September 2011
Let's finish the week with something different by looking at three things that have grabbed my attention over the last few days.  ...

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Gerry Harvey’s leadership lessons
Thursday, 11 August 2011
As I wheeled my bike out of the driveway this morning to start the ride to the train station, the first voice I heard on the radio was that of Gerry Harvey.  ...

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Welcome to the global pillage
Monday, 01 August 2011
With the Aussie dollar on the rise and more customers finding the benefits of buying online overseas, the tax summit at the end of the year will need to give serious attention to the plight of domestic retailers. Sol Lew’s Premier Investments has just announced ...

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Gerry Harvey says there is no “light on the horizon” for retail as Merrill Lynch predicts more job losses
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
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, which also predicts that the recent shift towards paying down debt and saving is a permanent one. ...

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Gerry Harvey to launch second online store, targets $100 million revenue in three years
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Retail giant 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.  ...

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Five reasons Gerry Harvey’s online strategy is sound
Monday, 11 April 2011
I've done a bit of thinking about Gerry Harvey's new online strategy over the weekend and I've come to the conclusion that it is sound, particularly for a business that has some very, very specific issues.  ...

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Harvey Norman launches deal-a-day site in surprise move
Friday, 08 April 2011
Gerry Harvey has finally made his long-awaited move into online retailing – but it's not what most consumers would have been expecting.  ...

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How rich is really rich?
Monday, 04 April 2011
It's one of the great Australian dreams. Every Saturday night, thousands of Australians try their luck on lotto, hoping their numbers will come up and they will become an instant millionaire.  ...

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Retailers to push on with GST-exemption campaign despite Productivity Commission concerns
Friday, 01 April 2011
Retailers have promised to continue to push the Government to drop the GST exemption on goods purchases from overseas valued at less than $1,000, despite a Productivity Commission discussion paper casting doubt on whether abandoning the exemption would change ...

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Five things Gerry Harvey must get right on his new website
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey has finally announced the retail giant will begin expanding its online presence, saying now is the right time for the company to be getting on board.  ...

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Harvey Norman set to finally launch online store
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Australian retail veteran Gerry Harvey has finally admitted plans to move into online retail, in the latest move by a bricks-and-mortar giant to jump on the internet bandwagon.  ...

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