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Overseas expansion is risky, but these Aussie retailers are doing it anyway

Inside Retail

Venturing into new overseas markets potentially spreads the risk of trading downturns, but, more significantly, it can offer stronger growth prospects than the mature and highly competitive Australian retail market. However, there tends to be a risk-averse culture in business. Domino’s has more than 3800 stores.

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Locals rebuff invaders: Inside Vietnam’s convenience stores war

Inside Retail

If they needed washing liquid, eggs, veggies or paper towels, they’d duck down the road to a market or a ma-and-pa store – whether in a large format meeting place the size of a small Western supermarket or a collection of shophouses and street vendors shoulder to shoulder down a narrow alleyway. Source: Statista.

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Analysis: Will the market pay 7-Eleven’s $2 billion asking price?

Inside Retail

The 7-Eleven Holdings board’s decision to seek a buyer for its network of about 750 retail outlets continues a seismic restructuring of the convenience retail market in Australia. The decision by the leading retail franchisor and Australia’s largest private company in fuel sales should have caught no one by surprise.

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