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JB Hi-Fi Swot Analysis

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Early History 1974 - 2000
JB Hi-Fi was established in 1974 by Mr. John Barbuto. He opened the business with only a single store in Melbourne, Victoria. He had one main vision when he started up the business and that was to sell a high-quality range of Hi-Fi products at the lowest prices possible in Australia. In these first years, the JB Hi-Fi business concentrated on the music market selling Hi-Fi equipment and vinyl records.

Mr Barbuto’s initial goal for his business were successful and after nine years, in 1983, he sold the business to a group comprising Richard Bouris, David Rodd, & Peter Caserta. They respected the business model developed Mr Barbuto and expanded the business to Sydney and opened over ten stores across the metropolitan area by 1999. In this expansion, they increased the product range to include other electronic goods, and were one of the first companies to exclusively sell music on CDs only.

2000 to Current
In 2000, JB Hi-Fi was purchased by private equity bankers and they successfully expanded the business nationally to all states due to the recent success it had seen.

In 2004, JB Hi-Fi bought the Queensland chain of Clive Anthony, who focused on selling white goods and air conditioners. In October of last year, JB Hi-Fi struck a deal and acquired The Good Guys warehouses within Australia. This …show more content…

They have also been quick to add emerging new technologies to their product ranges. The JB Hi-Fi product range now includes computers, gaming software and hardware, tablets, TVs and home theatre, blue-rays and DVDs, cameras, speakers, musical instruments and white goods. JB Hi-Fi are still able to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction through these changes. Since 2007 JB Hi-Fi have moved into online

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