Retail & eCommerce Briefing: Jun 14 - Australia (5 stories)

Barbeques Galore closure caps brutal cull of iconic Australian retail brands that stood for decades

The move to liquidate Barbeques Galore announced this week marks the latest in a devastating succession of iconic Australian retail brand collapses that has erased names enduring for the better part of a century from shopping strips and suburban malls across the country. The barbecue retailer's 62 company-owned stores will shut their doors ...

Super Retail Group sets its sights on 110 new stores as Rebel brand targets regional markets

Super Retail Group (ASX: SUL) has unveiled a five-year strategy to open 110 new stores by 2031, with its Rebel sporting goods brand set to push into regional towns with populations as low as 10,000 as the retailer chases a bigger slice of a potential $65 billion market. The group, which also operates Supercheap Auto, BCF and Macpac, currently r...

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