Inside Bunnings Australia, Leading Hardware home improvement and outdoor living, Do it yourself

Bunnings was founded in Perth, Western Australia in 1886, 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 warehousestyle store in Melbourne in 1994. As of 2016, the chain has 295 stores and over 30, 000 employees. Bunnings has a market share of around 50 percent in the Australian DoItYourself hardware market, with competing chains including Home Timber Hardware, Mitre 10 and various independent retailers like Sydney Tools and Total Tools around Australia. source: wikipedia