Originally Posted by
woodPixel
-- Bunnings is, fundamentally, a property business. Selling hardware is a secondary bonus. This simply adds cash flow. Their entire business has been strategically focused on getting the best land at the best prices near DIY and home market users.... NOT green-fields and industrial end users.
-- The likes of Sydneytools, et al, are already deeply entrenched into the delivery of professional level tools into the pro market. They may be competed against, of course, but simply popping opening a store and calling oneself "Bunnings Pro" isn't going to cut it. (i.e. Will the audience migrate? OR, does Bunnings simply dilute itself of its own market?)