"The Other Mike" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 May 2018 11:22:47 +0100, "tim..."
wrote:



The difference in the UK over Oz is probably that land costs in Oz for out
of town warehouses is going to be pretty much zero

whereas in the UK, it makes a huge addition to your costs base.

It's easy to compete with online if your shop space is cheap, next to
impossible if it isn't

Except commercial property or land zoned as such and located in
metropolitan
areas in Australia is not particularly 'cheap'

Locate it actually in the arse end of nowhere rather than near the arse
end of
nowhere and it might be really cheap

Yes, but the cost of the trucks getting to it wouldn't be. --