how many bunnings stores are there in australia
Bunnings Warehouse Bunnings was founded in Western Australia in 1887, by two brothers who had emigrated from England. Initially a limited company focused on sawmilling, it became a public company in 1952 and subsequently expanded into the retail sector, purchasing several hardware stores. Bunnings began to expand into other states in the 1990s, and opened its first warehouse-style store in Melbourne in 1994. The chain currently has over 300 stores and over 30,000 employees.[4] Bunnings has a market share of around 20 percent in the Australian retail hardware sector, with competing chains including Home Timber and Hardware, Mitre 10 and various independent retailers.[5]