Does any one know when Esso petrol stations ceased in Australia ( Sydney)?
I recall an Esso in the suburb of Eastwood where I grew up, becoming a Mobil in the early 1980s some time.
Now Mobil servos are no more, in Sydney and surrounds at least, taken over by that slave driver 711 with its sub continent work force.
It's sad seeing so many names disappear over the years and there being seemingly less companies in each sector.
They say our market can't support so many companies competing with each other, as their justification for duopolies such as Coleworths
but there didn't seem to be any trouble before, when Australia's population used to be much less.
I think piss poor ethics in Australia's corporate environment is the culprit with monopolistic attitudes to blame.
Bunnings hardware chain is another prime example of one of these monopolistic companies getting too big for its boots and stifling diversity in their field.
They already had a big store in Mascot in Sydney's South, yet decided to open an even more gargantuan facility in neighbouring Alexandria at about the time Masters were operating for the first time. It was pretty obvious why they did it and I have heard through the grape vine that is the only reason it was established.
