After Trying Dairy Farming & Failing Gerry Harvey Now Has A Crack At Copper Mining
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September 16, 2019
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hen retail gets tough how about an investment in copper mining, Gerry Harvey who lost a motza investing in a dairy farm... Read More
Harvey Norman Stay Silent As Stephen Mayne Seeks Board Seat
Serial board candidate, Crikey founder and self-described activist shareholder Stephen Mayne is still yet to hear back about his nomination to sit... Read More
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Samsung Australia Expand Refrigerator Range
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COMMENT: What Now For Retailers After Labor Humiliation?
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New Costco Online To Sell CE, Appliances & Electric Bikes
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COMMENT:Retailers Need To Change Direction After First Round Of Collapses
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Gerry Harvey Defends Property Portfolio Value
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Big Retailers Dumps Apple Others Demand Better Margins As iPhone Sales Crash
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EXCLUSIVE: Costco To Launch Major E-Commerce Operation In Australia
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Harvey Norman Franchisee Sales Down 5.2%, Described As ‘One Of Australia’s Most Exposed Retailers’
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BREAKING NEWS: ACCC Targets Large CE & Appliance Retailers Over Questionable Sales Practises
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Appeal Judge Rules Against Harvey Norman Franchisee, After Customer Run Over
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EXCLUSIVE:Confirmed, Big Retailers & Carriers Dump Sony Smartphones
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Finance Supplier To Harvey Norman, IKEA & Apple Resellers Slammed
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EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Norman Staff Up In Arms Over Commission Deductions & Salary Secrecy
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