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CE + Appliance Suppliers Set To Benefit From WA +SA Push By Aldi

By David Richards| 22 Jun 2015


	Organisations such as Tempo and Laser Corporation are set to benefit from the brutal battle that is currently being played between supermarkets. Also set to benefit distributors and CE and appliance vendors will be the emergence of Aldi arch rival Lidl, this is the discount chain which just beat Aldi to be named Britain’s best supermarket. Lidl, ranked by Deloitte as the fourth-largest retailer in the world with $128 billion in annual sales, has already met with several distributors in Australia as well as branded CE and appliance vendors. ChannelNews has also been told that Woolworth’s management are looking at the implementation of dump bins in their supermarket stores similar what Aldi does to shift products such as TV’s, small appliances and tools. A report prepared for Woolworths acknowledges that the mix of food and other goods such as discount cosmetics, tools and clothing has helped Aldi build traffic especially when stores are located in locations that generate high traffic during lunch times. Currently Woolworths is selling mixed stock via their struggling Big W and Masters stores.

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David Richards has been writing about technology for more than 30 years. A former Fleet Street journalist, he wrote the Award Winning Series on the Federated Ships Painters + Dockers Union for the Bulletin that led to a Royal Commission. He is also a Logie Winner for Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism with a story called The Werribee Affair. In 1997, he built the largest Australian technology media company and prior to that the third largest PR company that became the foundation company for Ogilvy PR. Today he writes about technology and the impact on both business and consumers.