Improving Organizational Learning Strategy for Sim's Hardware

INTRODUCTION
 Sim’s Hardware provides a
wide range of products at
competitive prices for the
purpose of home improvement.
Sim’s Hardware has been a part
of the Australian retail
landscape from last many
decades. Sim’s Hardware
opened its first store under the
name of Sim's Home Goods in
George St Sydney.

CURRENT SITUATION
 In 1930, the midst of the Great Depression, the demand for
Sim’s Home Goods began to decline. Over the next three years,
the business closed three of the big stores.
 In 1941, declining consumer demand in conjunction with the
onset of World War II again brought Sim’s Home Goods to the
brink of closure.
 The business has continued to expand to now have 138 stores
and approximately 10,000 staff across the country.