折扣零售连锁Panda Mart在布里斯班Rocklea开设了其在昆士兰州的首家门店，吸引大量购物者涌入。[1]该门店配备了18个收银台，但员工估计周末期间每个收银台至少需要服务1000名顾客。[1]周六和周日的客流量比周一高出60%至70%，导致停车困难，货架也频繁出现空缺现象。[1]
Panda Mart在维多利亚州的营运历程引发了监管关注。维州Consumer Affairs Victoria曾在去年12月命令该公司的门店停业72小时。[1]2024年1月，针对Panda Mart Cranbourne门店提出了147项刑事指控，其中包括Energy Safe Victoria提出的130项关于不安全灯具和电气产品的指控。[1]缴获的危险物品包括含有纽扣电池的玩具和可能导致烧伤及火灾风险的烛台。[1]
Discount retailer Panda Mart has launched its first Queensland location in Brisbane's Rocklea suburb, drawing substantial shopper traffic that has strained store operations and parking facilities.[1] The store features 18 checkout registers, with staff estimating that each checkout processes at least 1,000 customers per day on weekends.[1] Weekend footfall reportedly exceeds weekday traffic by 60 to 70 percent.[1]
The expansion comes against a backdrop of regulatory enforcement action against Panda Mart's Victorian operations. Consumer Affairs Victoria ordered a Panda Mart store to cease operations for 72 hours in December of the previous year.[1] In January 2024, authorities filed 147 criminal charges against the Cranbourne location.[1] Energy Safe Victoria separately brought 130 charges related to unsafe lighting fixtures and electrical products sold at the retailer.[1] Seized items included toys containing button batteries and candleholders that posed fire and burn hazards.[1]