Amazon set to splinter Australia Post’s last-mile monopoly
E-commerce behemoth Amazon has solved one of the biggest problems facing Australian online retailers ahead of the busy Christmas season: “last mile” delivery.
Dan Murphy’s has ‘completely lost its way’: Former Woolies CEO
Former Woolworths CEO Roger Corbett says liquor retailer Dan Murphy’s, but also BWS, has “completely lost its way”.
Mr Corbett says the company was originally a “category killer” and an “everyday low-price” retailer.
“That’s what drove the expansion … that was where the success was,” Mr Corbett says.
“What are the key things that have gone wrong? They have lost the mojo.
“You can’t be an everyday low-price retailer if you’re not an everyday low-cost retailer – that’s fundamental.”