Part 2 of our story of Bunnings Warehouse's attempt to take control of the UK hardware retail category.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-28/bunnings-fails-to-learn-from-masters-mistakes-uk-hardware-push/9494228
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/wesfarmers-decides-to-pull-out-of-uk-bunnings-disaster-20180525-p4zhg4.html
https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/bunnings-in-the-uk-is-struggling/news-story/f96decf1a8c1793de9244835af6aa72c
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/feb/01/bunnings-first-uk-store-opens-st-albans-homebase
https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/bunning-debuts-its-first-ever-uk-ad/news-story/ed8962b568cc830a80dfc4a4ea35bd47
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/going-off-script-how-the-1-7b-bunnings-uk-disaster-unfolded-20180528-p4zhvw.html
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-18/timeline-the-rise-and-fall-of-masters-hardware/7095438
https://hardwarejournal.com.au/bunnings-uk-ireland-what-went-wrong/
https://www.bunnings.com.au/about-us/our-history
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/markfaithfull/2020/11/11/how-homebase-came-back-from-bunnings-big-bbqs-and-a-multi-billion-dollar-fiasco/
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/30/homebase-is-undoubtedly-the-most-disastrous-retail-acquisition-in-the-uk-ever
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