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‘Hire removalists’: Super Retail grapples supply logjam

Liam WalshReporter

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Super Retail, the retailer behind Rebel, Super Cheap Auto and BCF, says supply chains have become so log-jammed it hired furniture removalists to help move stock.

The Brisbane-based retailer on Monday unveiled a massive uptick in inventory, which it said was to combat such costly supply chain problems. That mirrored moves from toilet makers to bicycle retailers after COVID-19 disrupted logistics worldwide.

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Liam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane. Email Liam at liam.walsh@afr.com.au

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