News Articles for Bunnings

LandCorp has released the biggest lot at its Crossroads Industrial Estate in Forrestdale to market, with the agency expecting significant demand from both owner-occupiers and developers for the sit

Port Hedland investors and developers are proving to be resilient and opportunistic, but it remains to be seen how the Pilbara town will successfully diversify from its resources-reliant economy.

Bunnings' property arm has lodged a full-year net profit of $210 million, buoyed significantly by increased valuations of its portfolio.

Now the boom is over, keeping costs low and margins tight is necessary for survival.

It has been a tough year for WA's once-vaunted resources stocks, as our annual TSR survey reveals. Click through to see more on our Shareholder Returns feature.

Bunnings' Perth-based property development and investment arm has sold off two of its Victorian assets, one a multi-tenanted industrial property in Blackburn and the other a previous Bunnings store

Property investor BWP Trust has purchased a Bunnings Warehouse in Melbourne from Bunnings Group for about $32 million.

Internet service provider iiNet has recruited Officeworks chief financial officer Michael Howard to fill one gap in its executive team, as it seeks a replacement for another senior executive role.

The international stage has helped this year's local business and political leaders stand out from the pack – including our Person of the Year, Richard Goyder.

Two major retail redevelopment projects in Cannington will move closer to construction later this week, with regulatory approval expected for a $235 million expansion of Westfield Carousel and a $2

The stubbornly high currency is widely expected to slide below US70 cents, with upside for some sectors and pain for others.

Twenty years after Wesfarmers bought Bunnings in a contentious takeover, we reflect on the family that started one of Australia's biggest retail successes.

Business dynasties are relatively hard to find in youthful WA.

Our inaugural Business Dynasties feature analyses WA's oldest family businesses, including some that have been running for more than 100 years, profiles Bob and Gavin Bunning 20 years after their family business was bought by Wesfarmers, and looks at the role of ‘outsiders' like Neil Hamilton, Michael Smith and Ian Cochrane in some of WA's most notable family enterprises. Also, see our new WA Business Dynasties list.

Property investor BWP Trust has announced plans to purchase a site in Australind, near Bunbury, where associated company Bunnings Group intends to build a new warehouse store.

A $9 million plan to redevelop the Cannington Exhibition Centre and Showgrounds has hit a potential roadblock, with a key component of the proposal - a new Bunnings Warehouse at the Albany Highway site - forced back to the drawing board over traffic concerns.

Greyhounds WA's plans for a new track next to its existing home in Cannington have received a shot in the arm, with $13 million provided by Racing & Wagering Western Australia for the move.

From mining to retail and everything in between, it seems bigger is better – particularly when the going gets tough.

The heads of Western Australians universities have publicly warned the proposed legislative changes to higher education could reduce the level of public good universities provide and threaten more expensive fields of study such as medicine and science.

Listed property companies in economic slow point.