CFO Strategy Brief 2: Strategy, Scale & Survival in Australian Oligopolies

The CFO Strategy Brief - CSOsandbox

In Australia’s tightly held markets, competition isn’t about slashing prices, it’s about strategic orchestration. “The Duopoly Diaries” unpacks how dominant players in sectors like groceries, construction, and aviation build enduring advantage through non-price strategies: loyalty ecosystems, automation, branding, and control of scarce assets. Drawing on real-world case studies and ACCC investigations, this podcast explores how firms like Woolworths, Coles, Boral, and Qantas strengthen their market presence through alignment across market positioning, strategic assets, differentiating activities, and performance improvements. For strategists, policymakers, and curious listeners alike, this series reveals the hidden mechanics of market dominance in Australia’s most concentrated industries.

This podcast is published as a supplement to the coursework on corporate strategy that provides insight into Third Wave Strategy - as a system. It also supports subscribers to the stratāgaia Strategy Navigator app located on the Microsoft App Source marketplace https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/power-bi-visuals/4564470.stratagaia_strategy_navidator.

An overview to the coursework, the Corporate Strategy Master Class program and subscription details can be found here: https://www.csosandbox.com/buy-online-strategic-management-courses-here.

Content for our publications is provided by the the Strategic Management Institute (www.smiknowledge.com), the research arm of PH Strategy and Leadership (www.phsandl.com). Another associated web site is PHSANDL's strategy simulation tool, the Chief Strategy Officer (CSOsandbox) www.csosandbox.com.
More video based podcasts (Video Bites) can be found on YouTube CSOsandbox: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwW1QK_4P31MtXyYGmJOyUg