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"Bulking up in tight times", The Sydney Morning Herald, 12-13 November 2011

Carolyn Cummins writes:  Bulky goods have defied the malaise in the retailing sector, with vacancy rates among the larger outlets rising only marginally in the past few months.  Justin Ganly... Read more

"Bulky goods group hits out at change", The Australian Financial Review", 10 November 2011

Lisa Carapiet and Ben Wilmot writes:  A one-word change in the definition of what constitutes a bulky goods premises has left a large number of NSW landlords and developers in the lurch, accordin... Read more

The 2011/12 edition of the Australian Bulky Goods Directory is now available for purchase

The 2011/12 edition of the Australian Bulky Goods Directory contains comprehensive data on 184 operating homemaker centres and 35 non-operating centres as well as for 20 of the most significant precin... Read more

"Tough run for retailers as consumers tighten belts", The Australian, 15 July 2011

Teresa Ooi writes:  Rod Levis, founder of the Cue Clothing stores, says retail conditions have been the worst he has seen for a long time, with many shoppers too nervous to spend on discretionary... Read more

"It's the new Australian dream: own an apartment", The Australian Financial Review, 16 June 2011

Ben Hurley writes:  Apartments are on course to overtake houses as the most common new homes in Australia's biggest cities as young buyers and renters forgo the traditional backyard for tight liv... Read more

"The right ingredients", The Australian Financial Review, 18-20 March 2011

Ben Hurley writes:  There is money to be made from buying off the plan but there are also drawbacks.  Property investor Glenn Piper knows just how good investing in off-the-plan apartments c... Read more

"Bulking up", Inside Retailing Magazine, Dec 2010/Jan 2011

With more than 21 percent of Australian retail sales and one of the fastest growing parts of the retail industry, the bulky goods sector accounts for around 30 percent of all retail floor space. ... Read more

"Jamie Oliver to open Ministry of Food at Ipswich Australia", news.com.au, 8 November 2010

Deep End Services has been providing demographic information to help determine the priority areas throughout Australia to establish Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food centres in conjunction with The... Read more

"Go Ahead for Woolworths Home Improvement Stores", Press Release, Victorian Minister of Planning, 25 October 2010

Victorian Planning Minister Justin Madden has announced planning approval for 10 new Woolworths hardware stores.  Deep End Services provided economic research and expert witness reports to five o... Read more

Justin Ganly joins the MAB Advisory Board, 1 June 2010

MAB Corporation is a private property company based in Melbourne, combining development, asset management, funds management and direct property investment. Justin Ganly was appointed to the MAB Adv... Read more

"Big things tipped for bulky goods", Sydney Morning Herald, 29-30 May 2010

Carolyn Cummins writes:  The forecast rise in population across the country and expectations of a resurgence in new home building will provide a much-needed boost to the bulky goods sector. ... Read more

Justin Ganly wins the Warrick Shedden Award, 25 May 2010

In memory of Warrick Shedden, founding president of the Bulky Goods Retailers Association and Managing Director of OZ Design Furniture, the Warrick Shedden Memorial Award is bestowed to an i... Read more

"Minister plans to improve planning", The Australian Financial Review, 22 April 2010

Robert Harley writes: The Rudd government's Minister for Small Business, Craig Emerson, has a new crusade against anti-competitive city planning.  "Planning and zoning laws might be shaping ... Read more