Online buys prompt retail inquiry

Harvey Norman is frustrating place to do business with.

i recently purchased carpet from a local carpet retailer for my new home, now if anyone knows what there carpet industry is like there is alot of choice but also the same carpet is rebranded for different retailers.


the carpet i purcahsed is the same as what HN call IQ-150 smartstrand (exactly the same) now harvey norman has put the pressure on the supplier to stop selling a particular carpet to the local carpet business because they want to sell this product exclusivly (and at twice the price)

i think it is very unfair for HN to pressure suppliers to take stock away from a retailer that has been selling it longer (and cheaper) then them and makes a joke out of what mr harvey said about supporting local businesses.

i Did support a local business and his over priced franchise muscled in on the stock.

See now that is just crap. The supplier better not fold under the pressure of HN, and should stop supplying it to HN instead.

They are really painting a bad picture of themselves, that's why their business is losing sales.

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Originally Posted by Sharky

Harvey Norman is frustrating place to do business with.

i recently purchased carpet from a local carpet retailer for my new home, now if anyone knows what there carpet industry is like there is alot of choice but also the same carpet is rebranded for different retailers.


the carpet i purcahsed is the same as what HN call IQ-150 smartstrand (exactly the same) now harvey norman has put the pressure on the supplier to stop selling a particular carpet to the local carpet business because they want to sell this product exclusivly (and at twice the price)

i think it is very unfair for HN to pressure suppliers to take stock away from a retailer that has been selling it longer (and cheaper) then them and makes a joke out of what mr harvey said about supporting local businesses.

i Did support a local business and his over priced franchise muscled in on the stock.

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That's the fascism of free market economics I'm afraid and it's no different to the likes of Coles and Woolies bullying competition out of the way.

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Originally Posted by bowspearer

That's the fascism of free market economics I'm afraid and it's no different to the likes of Coles and Woolies bullying competition out of the way.

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meh if you tried to help the little guys and they rejected you for superficial reasons you too would want to join the corporate big boys in crushing the opposition, which brings me to my next question - would online buying affect supermarkets at all?

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Originally Posted by SkyWarp91

which brings me to my next question - would online buying affect supermarkets at all?

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With all hope. :cool:
The sheer number of Duopolies in this country is absolutely disgusting. :mad:

I swear, if I ever see Gerry Harvey in public I am bloody well going to throw something at that 2 faced Bulls*** artist! :mad:

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Originally Posted by Sharky

Harvey Norman is frustrating place to do business with.

i recently purchased carpet from a local carpet retailer for my new home, now if anyone knows what there carpet industry is like there is alot of choice but also the same carpet is rebranded for different retailers.

the carpet i purcahsed is the same as what HN call IQ-150 smartstrand (exactly the same) now harvey norman has put the pressure on the supplier to stop selling a particular carpet to the local carpet business because they want to sell this product exclusivly (and at twice the price)

i think it is very unfair for HN to pressure suppliers to take stock away from a retailer that has been selling it longer (and cheaper) then them and makes a joke out of what mr harvey said about supporting local businesses.

i Did support a local business and his over priced franchise muscled in on the stock.

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That, good sir, is one of many reasons I no longer work there. :o

You know even if all Aussie retailers go online. I still receive items from America ordered the same day and the same basic delivery. JBhifi takes like a week to pack an order @_@