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How Kmart is now more product maker than retailer

How Kmart is now more product maker than retailer

Kmart Group’s own brand has boomed, helping it deliver record profits. Its CEO says the low-cost goods chain is now more product maker than retailer.

Patrick DurkinBOSS Deputy editor

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The low-key chief executive of Kmart and Target, Ian Bailey, talks much more like a manufacturer than a retailer these days.

Bailey is talking about kettles.

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Patrick Durkin
Patrick DurkinBOSS Deputy editorPatrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com

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