Megamart

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Megamart was an Australian chain of stores owned by Coles Myer that sold electrical and furniture items. It was a sub-store of department store chain Myer, so it was also known as Megamart Your Mega Electrical & Furniture Store by Myer. Some Megamarts were bigger than smaller Myer stores.

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According to Business reporter Stephen McMahon, the reason Megamart closed was that "Its small footprint meant it struggled to compete with rivals such as Harvey Norman and Dick Smith - while cannibalising Myer's own sales." [1]

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References

  1. Stephen McMahon (10 November 2005). "Coles Myer kills off Megamart". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. "Harvey Norman buys Megamart". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2013.