Retailing
What are Bulky Goods?
What makes bulky goods so different?
In essence, the term "bulky goods retailing" refers to the
merchandising of goods that are bulky.
Bulky goods retailing includes categories such as furniture, whitegoods, electrical equipment, bedding and manchester, lighting, automotive parts, camping and outdoor equipment, tools, building materials and DIY and homemaker products.
Examples of bulky goods store brands include Freedom Furniture, Beacon Lighting, Spotlight, Supercheap Auto, The Good Guys, Fantastic Furniture, Barbeques Galore, Harvey Norman, Forty Winks, OZ Design Furniture and Bunnings.
Not surprisingly, bulky goods retailing has emerged as a separate and extremely popular retail category in Australia. Consumers are particularly attracted to the high level of competition among retailers and in particular the opportunity to compare prices and products in the one location on the one shopping trip.
Therefore bulky goods retailers tend to locate together in clusters, either within homemaker centres or in out-of-centre developments. This helps to further encourage destination shopping by bulky goods customers.
Commensurate with the nature of bulky goods retailing, the premises must have sufficient load access (including semitrailers), accommodate large showroom and storage areas, and provide adequate car parking facilities for customers.
Equally important to the retailers is that centres and clusters incorporate the right mix of tenants which helps to ensure the long-term success of each development.
Ultimately the BGRA seeks to ensure that all future bulky goods retail precincts are appropriately designed and tenanted so as to remain successful in the long term, while also providing a safe retail experience that enhances the community.
Retail Format Comparison Table
Bulky goods retailing includes categories such as furniture, whitegoods, electrical equipment, bedding and manchester, lighting, automotive parts, camping and outdoor equipment, tools, building materials and DIY and homemaker products.
Examples of bulky goods store brands include Freedom Furniture, Beacon Lighting, Spotlight, Supercheap Auto, The Good Guys, Fantastic Furniture, Barbeques Galore, Harvey Norman, Forty Winks, OZ Design Furniture and Bunnings.
Not surprisingly, bulky goods retailing has emerged as a separate and extremely popular retail category in Australia. Consumers are particularly attracted to the high level of competition among retailers and in particular the opportunity to compare prices and products in the one location on the one shopping trip.
Therefore bulky goods retailers tend to locate together in clusters, either within homemaker centres or in out-of-centre developments. This helps to further encourage destination shopping by bulky goods customers.
Commensurate with the nature of bulky goods retailing, the premises must have sufficient load access (including semitrailers), accommodate large showroom and storage areas, and provide adequate car parking facilities for customers.
Equally important to the retailers is that centres and clusters incorporate the right mix of tenants which helps to ensure the long-term success of each development.
Ultimately the BGRA seeks to ensure that all future bulky goods retail precincts are appropriately designed and tenanted so as to remain successful in the long term, while also providing a safe retail experience that enhances the community.
Retail Format Comparison Table