http://www.macnn.com/articles/02/10/22/apple.australia/
Apple Australia makes another retail attempt
updated 11:05 am EDT, Tue October 22, 2002
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Making another foray into retailing, Apple Australia will reportedly refurbish 20 of the country's 50 AppleCentres and to launch new stores in high-traffic centres. Meanwhile, Sydney accounting firm Armstrong Wily is examining the reasons behind the 2001 collapse of Buzzle, a consortium of six Apple dealerships that was put into liquidation at the end of last year with debts totalling $32 million.
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Price parity needed too
Increasing exposure to Apple products is a great idea, but something has to be done about bringing prices closer in line with people's spending power.
Macs are very expensive in this country relative to PCs.
The current poor A$ exchange rate is a factor, but Apple Australia's price gouging doesn't help: going dollar-to-dollar and adding tax still leaves Australian Macs priced about 10-15% higher than in the US.