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Bunnings readies for its big bet on Britain

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The pleasant Hertfordshire town of St Albans is best known for its Roman ruins, Norman Cathedral and traditional street market which has been going since the 9th century.

But this week it makes a different sort of history when the first Bunnings in Britain opens in a shopping precinct a few minutes walk south of the town centre.

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James Chessell is the Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Financial Review. He is the former Executive editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and a former Business editor and Europe correspondent at the AFR. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at james.chessell@afr.com
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/bunnings-readies-for-its-big-bet-on-britain-20170130-gu1409