Why aren all Hasbro Transformers released here in Australia?
Hasbro Australia is most likely given a minimum-maximum quota of each assortment they are allowed access to, set by the head office in America. If retailer interest in certain assortments doesn’t reach the minimum, that assortment, or even an entire Transformers series won’t be imported by Hasbro for retail release. A similar process would occur for store exclusives. The head office would let the local branch know which American store exclusives are available and the minimum quantity required to be imported here. It would be up to Hasbro Australia to approach specific store chains or online stores, and give them an incentive to order additional product range to the regular assortments. If Transformers in general are doing well at the time, store exclusives are more likely, but the retail prices are usually fairly high as part of the incentive to stock them. Considering our small consumer market, Hasbro Australia does a fairly good job in getting as many regular and store exclusive Tran
