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Breville, Adairs eye growth as consumers bunker down – The Australian Financial Review
Breville and Adairs say demand for homewares is likely to remain strong for as long as people work from home and eschew travel.

The environment makes it difficult for people to think interstate travel is easy to do and not tainted with risk, Mr Ronan said after reporting that Adairs December-half profits increased more than three-fold, boosted by demand for sheets, doonas, towels and home decor.
Every day Australians are taking this opportunity to slow down a little and maybe not try to squash as much into the week and spend that time at home … and we havent got to the end of what do people do after working from home.
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