Allow me to explain how 'mutually beneficial' at Woolworths works. Woolworths orders food from suppliers on 60 day payment terms. Goods arrive at the store on a 'freight included' basis. Goods are put on shelf and sell within a few days. Woolworths banks the money for the goods they haven't bought yet. Eventually Woolworths pays their suppliers for the goods they sold a few weeks ago. So Woolworths clips the ticket without having to put any cash up front for the goods. It is called the 'capital light' food retail model. And Woolworths are the masters at it.
Woolworths would be no less ruthless when negotiating with their landlords. How many times have you seen a 'big box' successfully rebadged for alternative use? I expect Woolworths use their 'threatening to relocate' tactic with full force come rent renegotiation time.
No need to lay out for bricks and mortar yourself if you can bully a landlord into doing it for you.
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