‘Beast from the East’ hits the already battered Bunnings in the UK

Bunnings’ disastrous expansion into the United Kingdom and Ireland has veered further off course, as a severe cold weather snap contributed to a deeper decline in sales during the March quarter.
Bunnings UK and Ireland’s same-store sales fell 15.4 per cent in the third quarter – an acceleration from declines in previous quarters of 15.1 per cent, 11.9 per cent, and 4.3 per cent, its owner Wesfarmers said on Thursday. Sydney Monring Herald – Read more…