The combined business will own a betting shop network spanning Victoria, NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory and an
online wagering business across the TAB, UBet and Luxbet brands that would be the largest in the country as measured
by turnover — though the UBet brand will be phased out and
replaced by the TAB brand across
retail outlets.
Amazon has been good for all authors, best - selling and non, self - pub and partner pub, because, for a few, A) Amazon helped
replace part of the wholesale market, which shrank in the 1990's, and really helped open up
online book - selling; B) Amazon has increased international publishing
by expanding into numerous countries, allowing more international authors to hit the big English markets, English authors to hit new markets and transnational publishers to do multi-country launches more easily; C)
by launching the Kindle, Amazon juiced the small e-book
retail industry into a much larger, fast - growing market, which helped
replace mass market wholesale sales, etc..
Outside of urban centers, owners of lower - tier malls are spending more cash up front to avoid vacancies and accommodate restaurants and entertainment venues, which are costly to build and are
replacing many traditional
retailers hurt
by online shopping, Green Street said in report this month.