News Corp's mission to boost domestic manufacturing sector through its Back Australia campaign aims to positively influence Aussies to buy locally made goods and look for the "Australian Made" logo when shopping. Bunnings is one of a number of major backers that include Harvey Norman, Australian Made Campaign, Westpac, Coles, TechnologyOne, REA Group, Cadbury, RM Williams, Qantas, Vodafone and BHP.
R&J Sonntag in Loxton, located on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia, is closing its doors. It is a business that was seen as a cornerstone of the Riverland's building and hardware industry for over seven decades. Stafford's Hardware stepped in to offer a lifeline to supported employees when Riverside Nursery was shut down.
The property where Bunnings Horsham is situated was sold before it went to auction. The four Bunnings store acquisitions by Charter Hall Retail REIT are located in Goulburn (NSW), Toowoomba, Airlie Beach and Cairns in Queensland. A former Bunnings site in Ulladulla (NSW) is on the market, and tenders have closed for construction of stage one of a Bunnings store on Pilot Farm Road in Emerald (QLD).
Abrasives manufacturer Klingspor celebrates 10 years of making diamond tools. For a decade, it has been setting standards in the development and manufacture of diamond tools. This anniversary marks not only a success story, but the company's continuous progress and innovation as well. For example, Klingspor's team has extended the service life of the diamond cutting blade DT 350 AB by a 50%.
While the giftcards provided by Metcash's Family Founded promotional campaign may provide a boost for independents, Mitre 10's thoughtful 4:01 campaign could make a real contribution to mental health care in trades.
Australia's competition regulator announced it will not oppose Elders' plans to purchase Delta Agribusiness for $475 million - on the condition that several stores in Western Australia be sold. The six Delta branches in WA that will be divested are located in Dalwallinu, Kalannie, Albany, Manypeaks, Wellstead and Hyden. They will be sold to Independent Rural Pty Ltd and EE Muir & Sons Pty Ltd.
Ace Hardware is the first and largest hardware retail co-op on DoorDash, which is serving as the retailer's exclusive delivery partner. Orders are fulfilled in real-time by DoorDash drivers who pick up and deliver items filled from neighbourhood Ace stores. Home Depot is using machine learning to determine whether orders should be delivered from a store or fulfillment centre.