There was a very good reason Woolworths launched Masters Home Improvement.

It was the same reason that Wesfarmers has ventured into the United Kingdom with Bunnings.

Decades of relentless growth for both conglomerates’ supermarket and discount department store chains, including Kmart, Target and Big W, is under threat with the future likely to see modest growth for each brand at best.

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