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Thread ID: 112382 2010-09-03 04:31:00 DSE pctek (84) PC World Chat
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1134310 2010-09-03 04:31:00 Dick Smith Electronics has phased out its New Zealand country manager role after parent company Woolworths consolidated the local support office and cut staff.


Woolworths??!!
pctek (84)
1134311 2010-09-03 04:41:00 Explains a lot!

:pf1mobmini:
johcar (6283)
1134312 2010-09-03 05:40:00 Thats good they can pass the savings on with cheaper goodies for us impoverished plebs. prefect (6291)
1134313 2010-09-03 06:36:00 DSE have no goodies, but with care you can get parallel import toasters. R2x1 (4628)
1134314 2010-09-03 06:51:00 Dick Smith Electronics has phased out its New Zealand country manager role after parent company Woolworths consolidated the local support office and cut staff.


Woolworths??!!

Yeah Woolworths owns it. Infact many stores and brands in NZ are owned by by the Ozzies. Take a look here at just one company that owns quite a few www.pep.com.au
robbyp (2751)
1134315 2010-09-03 11:28:00 Woolworths has fully owned DSE since 1982! AvonBill (11358)
1134316 2010-09-03 11:48:00 Woolworths has fully owned DSE since 1982!

I am sure Dick got a good price!

I think it is interesting how Australian owned stores, often names themselves after the original owner of the business. It isn't done so much in NZ, maybe that is a cultural thing. Imagine if the Warehouse was called Stephen Tindall (sir)
robbyp (2751)
1134317 2010-09-03 15:00:00 In Australia the uncomfortable duopoly of Coles and Woolworths account for over 70% of retail spending.
Coles markets Shell petrol, owns K Mart, Target, Liquorland etc etc.
Woolworths, markets Caltex, owns Big W, DSE, Tandy, Dan Murphy, owns a String of pubs, Gaming machines etc etc
KenESmith (6287)
1134318 2010-09-03 21:51:00 In Australia the uncomfortable duopoly of Coles and Woolworths account for over 70% of retail spending.
Coles markets Shell petrol, owns K Mart, Target, Liquorland etc etc.
Woolworths, markets Caltex, owns Big W, DSE, Tandy, Dan Murphy, owns a String of pubs, Gaming machines etc etc

They have just removed the name Woolwworths from NZ supermarkets.
Cicero (40)
1134319 2010-09-03 22:55:00 DSE have no goodies, but with care you can get parallel import toasters.

Indeed - they are all baddies, hence why the staff wear black. :D
nofam (9009)
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