Bunnings

“We learnt a long time ago that these team members play an integral role in creating a great place to work and providing our customer the best experience,” says Bunnings chief people officer Damian Zahra.“They often have significant life,…

In each case, the initiatives were management-led, as a strategy to tackle employee burnout, increase productivity and keep and attract talent in a tight labour market.For example, EES Shipping, a medium-sized logistics company based in…

As well as operating the API pharmacy wholesale business and Priceline pharmacies, the company has already started to invest in digital healthcare.LoadingLast August, Wesfarmers took a 60 per cent stake in SiSU, a digital health business…

Bunnings already offers a limited number of pet goods across its warehouses, including dog beds, kennels and animal hutches. But the expansion into dry food, materials and toys for dogs, cats and birds could have a big impact on competition…

Supply chain issues have posed a major headache to the home improvement sector over the past year, but Bunnings has shown resilience as Australians emerged from lockdowns. According to Schneider, while supply chains logjams have cleared up,…

A little-known investor has splashed about $100 million on a supersized Bunnings hardware store, touted as one of the largest in the Wesfarmers-owned network.The green and red branded shed sold along with an Amart Furniture store to a…

Credit: Shutterstock You walk into a shopping centre to buy some groceries. Without your knowledge, an electronic scan of your face is taken…

Online furniture retailer Temple & Webster is moving into the home improvement and DIY market with an online store aimed at challenging the dominance of Australia’s biggest hardware chain Bunnings.The company plans to spend $10 million…

The saturation of local intersections, increased queue lengths, delays to public transport services, the need to change existing road conditions, loss of on-street parking and potential impacts on the design and safety of cycle lanes, were…