ABC Commercial

ABC Commercial is the commercial arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is responsible for making a profit through the creation, marketing and retailing of ABC products and services worldwide. [http://shop.abc.net.au/help/about.shtm About ABC Shops] - ABC Shop]

History

ABC Commercial was established in 1974. It was called ABC Enterprises initially and was later re-named ABC Commercial. One of its aims, is to ensure that all profits from the sale of consumer products and production services are returned to the Corporation for reinvestment in program-making.cite web
title = ABC Commercial - About ABC Consumer Publishing and Content Sales
publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
url = http://abcenterprises.com.au/consumerpublishing
accessdate = 2007-10-01 ] [cite web
title = ABC Commercial - ABC Resource Hire
publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
url = http://www.abc.net.au/abcresourcehire/
accessdate = 2007-10-01 ]

tructure

ABC Commercial is comprised of three individual departments. They are ABC Retail, ABC Product and ABC Sales and Distribution. [http://abccommercial.com.au/ About ABC Commercial] - ABC Commercial]

ABC Shops

ABC Shops is managed under the ABC Retail department. ABC Shops now operates over 40 retail shops and 80 centres, an international delivery service on the Internet as well as developing and licensing ABC brands and programs, and providing production resource hire to the general public and industry alike. [cite web
title = ABC Shop - Help - About
publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
url = http://shop.abc.net.au/help/about.shtm
accessdate = 2007-10-01 ] The most recent shop opened in March 2008 at Rouse Hill Town Centre in Sydney's North West.

News of Closure

On 11 May 2008, sources from both the ABC and Dymocks revealed that the ABC was planning to close its 43 ABC Shops in two month's time. The plan was for Dymocks to take over the sale of ABC products at their stores. An ABC spokeswoman, however, dismissed the claim as "absolutely incorrect" in a letter to the Sydney Morning Herald editor on 18 May 2008. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/abc-only-at-dymocks/2008/05/10/1210131327532.html ABC only at Dymocks] - Sydney Morning Herald 11 May 2008, retrieved on 30 August 2008.]

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