A new set of challenges being presented for retailers
A new set of challenges being presented for retailers. The recent fall in the $A against the $US, if sustained, will present a new set of challenges for small discretionary retailers. Companies importing product from Asia (retailers and wholesalers are the most exposed) will need to quickly increase prices or face the prospect of having to report lower gross profit margins in future periods once their hedges roll off.
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