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Wattyl looks to Woolies to spread out

WATTYL has approached Woolworths about supplying its paint to the retailer's new hardware chain joint venture, as it looks to increase market share and build on a turnaround in profitability.

Metcash splurge gives Bunnings run for its money

METCASH has beaten out private equity to buy a 50.1 per cent stake in hardware group Mitre 10, handing Metcash boss Andrew Reitzer a new business pillar to compete with Bunnings and the ambitious hardware venture being plotted by Woolworths.

Metcash walks $55m plank for plunge into hardware

METCASH has beaten off a private equity bid to buy a 50.1 per cent stake in the hardware group Mitre 10, giving the grocery wholesaler a solid platform for competing with the market leader, Bunnings, and the rival venture being plotted by Woolworths.

BUNNINGS GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE IN BATTLE OF HARDWARE STORES

THE BATTLE of the hardware stores has intensified. Bunnings plans to open at least 12 more warehouses and small outlets across NSW in the next three years as part of a $420 million expansion campaign.

Metcash pounces on Mitre 10 as rivals circle

METCASH has unveiled a proposal to take over the struggling hardware group Mitre 10 and could be matched by at least two other bidders over the weekend, as the nation's $36 billion hardware sector encounters a wave of consolidation triggered by Woolworths' march into the industry.

Mayor slams Madden for Woolies takeover

WOOLWORTHS could bypass local planning authorities to build its 30 new hardware stores in Victoria, after a decision by Planning Minister Justin Madden to seize control of the first of the new sites before an application had even been lodged.

Danks' high share price adds a new twist to Woolworths takeover bid

SHARES in Woolworths takeover target Danks Holdings have remained above the $13.50-a-share offer, leading to speculation Woolworths might have to increase its bid.

Hardware takeover 'a threat to small stores'

INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon is calling on the competition watchdog to block Woolworths' takeover of a large hardware supplier, claiming it will be the "final nail in the coffin" for independent home improvement stores.

Hardware Owners Hit By A Second Fire

THE owners of an inner-south Sydney hardware and timber warehouse destroyed by fire yesterday were the victims of a similar fire nine years ago.

Wesfarmers Keen To Stop The Rot After Disastrous Year For Coles

WESFARMERS will try to make up for lost time at Australia's second-biggest retailer by fast-tracking the mammoth task of fusing the supermarket chain and its Bunnings hardware stores.

Hard Times As Handymen Shun Small Operators

THE number of hardware stores in Australia has fallen by 20 per cent over the past decade as megastores take over from traditional suburban shops, industry figures show.

Hardware Shops Welcome New Tack

Back in June, Bunnings hardware managing director Peter Davis was angrily perusing a list of rival traders he believed had opened their doors on Easter Sunday in breach of Victorian shop-trading laws.

Hardware Store Taking A New Tack

Hardings Hardware wants to offer everything a homemaker needs. Nassim Khadem reports.

Hardware Mega-barns Just Don't Feel Right

SOME people like shopping for hardware in those new, gigantic mega-barns. I don't.

Shopping At The Docklands May Be Just Like The Suburbs

The projected 20,000 Docklands residents may be able to flock to big homeware and hardware stores on the weekends, just like their suburban neighbours, under a vision outlined by the Victorian Government yesterday.

City Lures Hardware Trendsetter

A HARDWARE store will open next month in the heart of Newcastle's central business district, defying one trend and setting another.

Bunnings Moves Into Regional Hardware

THE giant Hardwarehouse stores at Glendale and Kotara are to become Bunnings warehouses by Christmas.

Hardware Will Keep Dad Happy

Every day is Father's Day at Hardex Hardware Plus.

Bunnings Bids For Bbc Stores

Industrial giant Wesfarmers Ltd is hoping to cash in on the DIY boom by winning control of Howard Smith Ltd's BBC and Hardwarehouse stores to add to its Bunnings hardware chain.