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Gerry Harvey is a fat ****
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Far from it in fact. Harvey Norman spent the 80s and 90s gobbling up smaller retailers. As soon as online retail starting putting a dent in his margins, Gerry piped up about 'Aussie jobs'. ****en please.
If I go back to when Harvey Norman opened up in WA in the 90s, there was no JB Hifi, The Good Guys, Apple Store, Appliances Online, Kogan etc. I can't remember if Telstra stores were a thing, but mobile phones hadn't taken off yet anyway. Those stores all now coexist. The technology and home electronics industry taking off in the last 20 or 30 years has nothing to do with any of the retailers who all just import mass produced goods anyway.
Bit hard to deny the role of Harvey Norman in the Australian economy in the past, present & future, regardless of whether you like Gerry Harvey or not, whether you like Katie Page (aka Mrs Norman). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Page
Plenty of the stores are franchises, i.e the modern day family business, as are the Domayne & Joyce Mayne outlets.
Gerry makes himself available to the media & speaks his mind, wont be brow beaten by any journo trying to push their own barrow. I remember one ABC type interviewing him over online marketing & GST, surprise , surprise Gerry knew his stuff, versus the shallow reporter trying to suggest online would be the demise of bricks & mortar. Yep, jobs got a mention for good reason, as did tax revenue, neither of which the journo gave 'a continental', he was up at the trough funded by Australians taxes.
There is his involvement in the horse breeding industry, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Millions
Mr & Mrs Harvey have done it their way & whilst I dont share many of Gerrys views, I support our right to hear it. Whether you listen is your choice.
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his role in the australian economy?
here's the reality. Harvey Norman is not a furniture company, its a finance company. It grew on the back of its "48 months interest free" loans which had massive interest rates once month 49 triggered.
and before you say "buyer beware" there is a reason these campaigns stopped - the ACCC doesnt like predatory loan practices
Absolutely no need to quote my post, your post stands alone, and you know that, e.g 'Bit hard to deny the role of Harvey Norman in the Australian economy in the past, present & future, regardless of whether you like Gerry Harvey or not .....' is personalised by your good self as 'his role in the australian economy?'
Then off you go ...
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you think he contributed to the australian economy, he didnt which is why i responded.
his products are nearly all imports.
they were overpriced once the cost of finance was actually factored in.
in terms of retail, he wasnt a great labour generator (as anyone needed a salesperson in a harvey norman knows)
is he evil? no. But is isnt the hero of economic growth you allude to. He was more in common with Cash Convertors than with Myer
Unworthy of comment.
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so explain what economy good Harvey Norman has generated for Australia?
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Well, colour me not surprised at the discourse in here today.
Not ever have the need, what do you know?
How many people does it employ, how much gst does it drive, payroll tax, super paid ... get the idea, basic stuff. It comes with the Harvey Norman role in the economy, no more, no less !!
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Not that much. The stock is made offshore and that's where most of the labour is. Most of the jobs would be in logistics.
This is like saying Amazon is a great driver of Australian economic growth
Amazon, now you are really stretching.
It seems you dont like Gerry or is it Harvey Norman ? All I've done is stand up for his right to an opinion .... and suggested Harvey Norman have a role in our economy, go figure !!
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You think of companies impact by profile. Think what actual jobs Harvey normal actually generates. More low wage sales gigs, but many less low wage logistics and warehousing gigs.
I loathe their low wages, but the supermarkets own the space you're thinking of. The retailer's used to in the past. Myer were famous for their Christmas hiring wave being a launchpad into retail sales, but that was 20 years ago.
If you want retail impact jobs, look at QSR, supermarkets, and food delivery. The jobs of your day are not the same as today
I mentioned their role, if I was talking about their profile I would have said so - by all means express your opinion.
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Time to boycott Harvey Norman people.
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You are living in the 80s. Furniture retail is not a large economic impact generator.
And it's not about personality. Woolies are morally bankrupt, *cough Endeavour* but their economic impact is unquestionable.
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Probably half of Newscum's $1.8bn in advertising revenue comes from Harvey Norman.
Both contribute 2 thirds of f-all to the economy.
Go for it...
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Wtf does that mean?
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Un-Australian things.
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Raf Epstein had him on his program last week on a phone hook-up. He accused Raf of bullying him, kept dribbling rubbish instead of answering a question and when Raf was quiet so that he could answer, Gerry just told Raf that he was making him angry and hung up on him.
It was as ridiculous as the time Charlton Heston was being interviewed in his own home and got up and walked out of his own home and left everyone else sitting there
It was as ridiculous as the time Charlton Heston was being interviewed in his own home and got up and walked out of his own home and left everyone else sitting there
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