Bennetts Green
Bennetts Green is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located southwest of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. Economy It contains very few homes and is mainly a commercial shopping, small factory-warehouse area. Current businesses include: * Harvey Norman * Bing Lee * Supercheap Auto * BCF * Fantastic Furniture It also was the home of the very first Harvey Norman Computer Superstore, which was set up in 1993. Other businesses that have been in the area include: * AMF Bowling alley * Retravision * Joyce Mayne * Skatel Roller Rink * Norman Ross Clearance Centre New Retail Development In 2016 land on the opposite side of the highway to the existing retail development was originally sold to Woolworths Limited for $20.3M for a proposed development that would contain a Masters hardware store, however due to the collapse of the Masters chain the site was then sold to the Spotlight Group for a propose ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council. Located at the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region. Famous for its coal, Newcastle is the largest coal exporting harbour in the world, exporting 159.9 million tonnes of coal in 2017. Beyond the city, the Hunter Region possesses large coal deposits. Geologically, the area is located in the central-eastern part of the Sydney Basin. History Aboriginal history Newcastle and the lower Hunter Region were traditionally occupied by the Awabakal and Worimi Aboriginal people, who called the area Malubimba. Based on Aboriginal language refere ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Supercheap Auto
Supercheap Auto is an Australian automotive parts and accessories retailer. It was founded in 1972, operating as a mail-order business and opened its first store in Brisbane in 1974. It now has 300 stores across Australia and New Zealand. History Supercheap Auto was founded by Reg and Hazel Rowe in 1972 as a mail-order business. The couple sold imported battery chargers and other automotive accessories from their home. In 1974, they opened their first store in Fortitude Valley. The company has over 300 stores throughout Australia and also in New Zealand, the 250th being Timaru in New Zealand and the 300th being Holden Hill in South Australia. Store formats Supercheap Auto has some newer formats stores including 1,000sqm Superstores at Oxenford, Alice Springs, Cannon Hill and Caboolture and smaller 400sqm stores as well as more common 700 sq m formats. Sponsorships From 2005 to 2020, Supercheap Auto held sponsorship naming rights for the Bathurst 1000. It has also sp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a Franchising, franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers. McDonald's had its previous headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, but moved its global headquarters to Chicago in June 2018. McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant chain by revenue, serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries in more than 40,000 outlets as of 2021. McDonald's is best known for its hamburgers, cheeseburgers and french fries, although their menus include other items like ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anaconda (retailer)
Anaconda, listed as The Trustee for Anaconda Unit Trust in the Australian Business Register and Dun and Bradstreet, is one of several retail businesses comprising the Spotlight Group family of stores. It is an outdoor adventure and sporting goods retailer exclusive to Australia. They offer 436 brands. One of those listed is Mountain Designs, a competitor for Anaconda in 2007 and originally based in Brisbane that Spotlight acquired on May 3, 2018. Another former competitor that is listed as a brand on Anaconda's extensive list is Gondwana Outdoor, listed as just Gondwana on Anaconda's site. The company stopped selling through their website sometime between February 4, 2017 and February 18, 2017. Gondwana also actively encouraged its customers to show them what they did on outdoor adventures, hosting the Inspiring Gippsland Walks competition in 2010. They were also a partner with Bush Heritage in 2009, donating $1.50 from the sale of each item containing recycled fleece. Gondwana ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spotlight Australia
Spotlight Group Holdings Pty Ltd (SGH) is an Australian retail conglomerate and one of the country's largest private companies. Its Spotlight Retail Group (SRG) division operates fabric and craft store chain Spotlight, outdoor retailers Anaconda and Mountain Designs, and department store chain Harris Scarfe. The first Spotlight store was established in Melbourne in 1973 by brothers Morry Fraid and Ruben Fried. History Spotlight was established by brothers Morry Fraid and Ruben Fried, whose names were spelled differently due to a mistake by their teachers. They immigrated to Australia from Israel in 1956 with their parents, who established a fabric stall at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. The first Spotlight store was opened in 1973 in Malvern. By 1990 there were 30 stores across Australia and the company was turning over about 90 million, with the brothers' net worth estimated by the ''Australian Financial Review'' as about 30 million. Beginning in the late 1990s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings Group Limited, trading as Bunnings Warehouse or Bunnings, is an Australian household hardware chain. The chain has been owned by Wesfarmers since 1994, and has stores in Australia and New Zealand. Bunnings was founded in Perth, Western Australia in 1886, by two brothers who had emigrated from England. Initially, a limited company focused on sawmilling, it became a public company in 1952 and subsequently expanded into the retail sector, purchasing several hardware stores. Bunnings began to expand into other states in the 1990s and opened its first warehouse-style store in Melbourne in 1994. As of 2020, the chain has 375 stores and over 30,000 employees. Bunnings has a market share of around 50 percent in the Australian Do-It-Yourself hardware market, with competing chains including Mitre 10, Home Hardware and various independent retailers such as Agora Marketplace and Total Tools around Australia. Bunnings runs community events outside or in its stores, including saus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spotlight Group
Spotlight Group Holdings Pty Ltd (SGH) is an Australian retail conglomerate and one of the country's largest private companies. Its Spotlight Retail Group (SRG) division operates fabric and craft store chain Spotlight, outdoor retailers Anaconda and Mountain Designs, and department store chain Harris Scarfe. The first Spotlight store was established in Melbourne in 1973 by brothers Morry Fraid and Ruben Fried. History Spotlight was established by brothers Morry Fraid and Ruben Fried, whose names were spelled differently due to a mistake by their teachers. They immigrated to Australia from Israel in 1956 with their parents, who established a fabric stall at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. The first Spotlight store was opened in 1973 in Malvern. By 1990 there were 30 stores across Australia and the company was turning over about 90 million, with the brothers' net worth estimated by the ''Australian Financial Review'' as about 30 million. Beginning in the late 1990s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masters Home Improvement
Masters Home Improvement was an Australian home improvement chain operated by retailer Woolworths Limited. It was established as a way for Woolworths Limited to enter the hardware retail market, which has been historically dominated by Bunnings Warehouse, owned by rival Wesfarmers. The two companies also compete with each other with groceries, liquor, fuel and general merchandise. Most of the stores shared the same format of conventional Lowe's Home Improvement stores, and borrowed elements from Bunnings Warehouse for its garden and trade areas. The joint venture was ultimately a failure for Woolworths Limited, accumulating losses of over A$3.2 billion over a 7-year period, and caused Woolworths to leave the hardware market, with all stores being closed and sold off by 11 December 2016. The failure is regarded as one of the biggest disasters in Australian retail history. History Woolworths announced its plan to enter the Australian hardware sector by establishing a joint ventur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Woolworths Limited
Woolworths Group Limited is an Australian trans-Tasman retailer headquartered in Bella Vista, Sydney, with extensive operations throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the largest company in Australia by revenue and the second-largest in New Zealand. Founded in Sydney in 1924 as variety retailer Woolworths Limited, the company entered the New Zealand market in 1929 and has traded in every Australian state and territory since 1960. Woolworths experienced steady growth throughout the 20th century and began to diversify its business, closing the last of its variety stores in the 1980s to focus on its portfolio of other retail brands. Since 2012, Woolworths has undergone significant consolidation, divesting its shopping centre, electronics retailing, home improvement, fuel retailing, liquor retailing and hospitality businesses to concentrate on supermarket retail. Woolworths currently owns Woolworths Supermarkets, customer loyalty program Everyday Rewards and discount depa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joyce Mayne
Joyce may refer to: People * Joyce (name), list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Joyce, (born 1948), Brazilian singer-songwriter * James Joyce (1882–1941), Irish modernist writer Places * Joyce, Washington, an unincorporated community in the United States * Mount Joyce, Victoria Land, Antarctica * Joyce Peak, Ross Island, off the coast of Victoria Land * Joyce Glacier, Victoria Land * Lake Joyce, Victoria Land * Joyce Country, a region in counties Galway and Mayo in Ireland * 5418 Joyce, a main-belt asteroid Business * Joyce, house brand of Hong Kong company Joyce Boutique * JB Joyce & Co, an English clockmaker * Joyces 365, a supermarket chain based in Galway, Ireland * Amstrad PCW personal computer, sold under license in Europe as the "Joyce" Other uses * Hurricane Joyce (other), multiple storms * USS ''Joyce'' (DE-317), a destroyer escort that served in World War II * Joyce (programming language) * Joyce Theater, in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Retravision
Retravision is a Western Australian-based consumer electronics retailer of computers, technology products, home entertainment products, laundry and kitchen appliances, air-conditioning products, small appliances and homewares. The retailer was founded in 1961 in Osborne Park, Western Australia. As of January 2022 there are 19 stores across Australia with 17 stores in Western Australia, one in South Australia and one in the Northern Territory. References {{Reflist External links Official website*Consumer electronics retailers of Australia *1961 establishments in Australia *Retail companies established in 1961 Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and th ... Consumer electronics retailers of Australia 1961 establishments in Australia Retail companies established in 196 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |