THERE are clear signs that the warehouse retail channel is having an extraordinary run at present across Eastern Australia, providing an ideal platform to move large volumes of extremely well-priced beef being held in cold storage.
Warehouse retail refers to large-scale ‘no-frills’ sites – often only cement floors and stainless steel benches – selling low-margin, high-volume whole primals and bulk meats to the public at very attractive prices. The businesses are often found in ‘low-rent’, isolated industrial locations. Some sites are kept at 3 degrees C, with customers issued…
