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Harvey Norman will be Amazon's 'most formidable competitor'

Sue Mitchell
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Harvey Norman narrowly avoided a first strike against its remuneration report after chairman Gerry Harvey mounted a spirited defence of the retailer's performance and outlaid plans to tackle Amazon head on.

Mr Harvey dismissed reports that Amazon would "eat our lunch", saying Harvey Norman would leverage the strengths of its bricks and mortar showrooms and online stores and match or beat Amazon on price to remain No. 1 in its categories.

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Sue Mitchell writes the fortnightly Window Shopping column for the Financial Review and has covered retailing for over 30 years. Connect with Sue on Twitter. Email Sue at smitchell2045@gmail.com

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