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The Brisbane queues outside Panda Mart reveal a bigger problem than cheap imports

Panda Mart’s Brisbane opening says less about the retailer than it does about Australia’s product safety system, which can police a physical store but not the millions of parcels arriving from the same suppliers.
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If you ever wanted to know how popular Temu, Shein and AliExpress actually are in Australia, Panda Mart is the answer made physical. Panda Mart, the South African-founded ultra-low discount chain, opened its third Australian store in Brisbane on Monday in an ex-Bunnings site.

There’s an irony in trading out of the shell of the brand that topped Australia’s trust rankings for years.

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