ABC Commercial is the commercial arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...

. It is responsible for making a profit through the creation, marketing and retailing of ABC products and services worldwide.

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.

Structure

ABC Commercial has three departments: ABC Retail, ABC Product, and ABC Sales and Distribution.

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.

News of closure

On 11 May 2008, sources from both the ABC and Dymocks

Dymocks Booksellers

Dymocks booksellers is a bookstore chain found in Australia. It currently has 73 stores in Australia, 7 in New Zealand and 13 in Hong Kong.- History :...

 revealed that the ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...

 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. As of 2011, the ABC Shops remain open.

External links

• Official ABC Shop website
• ABC Shop at ebay
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