Online push leaves Harvey Norman cold

Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey has said the Australian electronics and furniture retailer will not make a significant investment in e-commerce for a number of years. Harvey expressed concerns about the profitability of e-commerce in Australia and noted there are cultural differences in the way Australians and people in the US and Europe, where an e-retailing boom is occurring, shop. Harvey said people do not wish to purchase the type of products it sells in Australia over the internet.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Thursday, 21 February 2008

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