P & J Grundy Pty Ltd trading as “Remote Community Management Services” is a non-government funded organisation which was established more than a decade ago after a group of retail & finance professionals with extensive experience in remote area retailing had a “think-tank” on what could be done to assist remote stores and other community enterprises from the constant “Boom to Bust” cycle. 

Their discussions looked at over-riding issues including poor buying power, high freight costs, poorly maintained store infrastructure (refrigeration, etc), unskilled staff in management roles, non-transparency of  financials, lack of stock control, a lack of policies and procedures, no partnership between managers and owner committees and many local employment and healthy food concerns. 

Todays ‘Remote CMS’ works in partnership with communities and organisations throughout Western Australia, we have on staff more than a dozen professional retail managers located in community and town based enterprises. We provide the planning, retail management, relief staffing, legal, IT, negotiating and accounting expertise needed to ensure the commercial viability of their business and implement “Best Practice” management / financial protocols and reporting.

In the past, it became difficult to access professional IT, point of sale and stocktaking contractors that could visit the remote locations in a timely manner. We have for several years had trained stocktaking teams (member of "Stocktakers Institute of Australia") visiting remote businesses. Our team also has Point of Sale Systems and "MYOB Retail Manager Professional" status, allowing stores to access up-to-date systems and qualified maintenance (finance packages now an option).