Narta Buying Group On A Roll In OZ
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Australian appliance and consumer electronics buying group Narta is on a roll and growing at three times the industry average executives at their annual conference in whistler Canada have been told.

Australian appliance and consumer electronics buying group Narta is on a roll and growing at three times the industry average executives at their annual conference in whistler Canada have been told.

During the past 12 months Narta snared 26 per cent in side by side refrigeration 30.7 per cent share in plasma, 28.9 per cent in LCD, 26.2 per cent in imaging, 32.0 per cent in cooking and27.5 per cent in dishwashers.

The group that is responsible for the purchase of goods for the likes of JB Hi Fi, Clive Peeters, David Jones, Bing Lee, and organisations like Winnings believes that they can grow even further however it will be tough in the current economic climate Narta chairman John Wipfli told a packed audience of industry heavyweights.

In his opening address Wipfli said that the group achieved growth of 13 per cent in 2008 compared to the industry average of just 4.3 per cent.

“Our industry is not going to disappear, however growth may not be the same as it has been in the past. We should be optimistic, not pessimistic.”