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Re: Current Sales
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lugnet.loc.au
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Wed, 6 Nov 2002 10:02:24 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Allister McLaren writes:
> > Ah, that would be the time-honoured and apparently quite effective
> > adverstising technique known as lying.
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> Not necessarily lying. IIRC, Tandy is now just a business name of one of
> Dick Smith Electronics companies (ultimately owned by Woolworths).
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> Both outlets of one company could probably share an 'exclusive' without it
> being technically lying (nor false and misleading in contravention of S52 of
> the Trade Practices Act).
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> I can't figure out why Woolies keeps both Tandy and DSE going (and usually
> within a short walk of each other), but then I can't figure out why
> Coles/Myer keeps both K-Mart and Target either.
Well I ask myself that sometimes... But they do in some areas, stock
different stuff... I find K-mart are more hardware/outside house type
stuff... and target more inside house stuff... and then the rest is more or
less the same...
The good thing about having them both is, they regually have the 15% off
sales or 20% off toys etc... so I'm not complaining, I'm happy to have both
:) and it's even better if you have a Myer card :)
Mel... Happy to be Happy!
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> Richie
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| (...) Not necessarily lying. IIRC, Tandy is now just a business name of one of Dick Smith Electronics companies (ultimately owned by Woolworths). Both outlets of one company could probably share an 'exclusive' without it being technically lying (nor (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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