Hardly Normal were never affected as people took to purchasing items such as lap tops, tv's etc yet they pocketed $5m
Now i see they are trying to run a publicity make good but have no intention of repaying the monies
From my aspect this is a morally bankrupt, i will never buy an item from them again
Finish of rant
Why single out Hardly Normal ? All the other retailers would of done the same, Jerry talks to the media more than the others so becomes an easy target.
The other thing is HN is a franchise business, every store you go into is a conglomerate of individual small businesses that are renting floor space and accessing their product through Gerry who gets a commission on their sales. So any jobkeeper would of been through individual small businesses not through HN themselves, he has no control over staffing within the franchises
Look on a sales docket from their store and you will see a different company name trading as Harvey Norman Electrical or whichever department you are in
Wiki quote
“Harvey Norman's operating structure is unusual in that each store department (flooring, bedding, furniture, computer and electrical) is operated by a separate entity of management. Thus many
superstores are a combination of three or four separate businesses managed independently contributing revenue to Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. through lease payments and a portion of sales.”