Being a huge op shopping enthusiast, I was very surprised to see these two stores had closed down in the local area. When I asked a family member who is employed by GSI why this was, he made suggestion that it was due to the lack of community support making the stores no longer viable.
What a shame! We are all so familiar with the yellow and black logo, and of course the Sammy Seal mascot, but apparently there have not been sufficient sales to support the continuation of the stores in the Thornlie and Cannington locations. This seemed to be supported by comments in the 2011-2012 annual report which stated;
"GSI continued to experience major business challenges during the year with the general retail sector dealing with world-wide economic downturn."
There is good news though fellow thrifty folks- the Gosnells store is magnificent and has a huge selection of clothing, furniture and homewares (located at 2288 Albany Hwy). There is parking behind the store and loads of interesting items to browse.
For those who do not know about the Canning Vale store- there is a small outlet run direct from the GSI warehouse on Bannister road that sells everything for one dollar! Yep you read that right- everything is $1. They even have half price days where all items are 50c.
While everyone loves a bargain- its the work that goes on behind the scenes that really makes the Good Samaritans worthy of all of our support- providing employment opportunities for disabled and handicapped individuals, the free home collection for donations and maintaining the bins around our suburbs.
There are some wonderful people that work hard to bring these opportunities to those less privileged in our community, so next time you pass a Sammy's store...why not poke your head in and have a look around? It may just make your day!
Forever 6108!
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