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Australian to American Business Name Translator

When I first moved to New York, I remember getting to my apartment which (luckily) had a mattress, but nothing else. I needed to buy things, and quickly so that I could start my adventure from the comforts of a bedroom that was actually comfortable to be in.

What I didn't immediately think of though was that all the stores I had grown up with have different names here (I know, in hindsight, of course they do). So here's my guide (and it will keep growing) to all the businesses you'll need day-to-day.

Everything

Ok, first off, there's Amazon. Sure, it's now launched in Australia and overseas but the U.S. version is the original and the best (and it's HUGE). This will seriously cover 95% of things you need, and if you sign up for Amazon Prime, it's 1 or 2 day delivery for “free” (you pay for a Prime membership, but when you're setting up it's totally worth it).

Also note, I linked above to SMILE.Amazon.com and not just Amazon.com. Lots of people don't know, but Amazon has a charity program where a percentage of every purchase you make on Amazon will be donated to a charity of your choice. Prices don't go up, it's straight up just a free donation. You should ALWAYS use Smile.

Homewares

Bunnings is (The) Home Depot or Lowe's

Target is still Target

IKEA is IKEA

K-Mart doesn't exist

WalMart is here

Office Supplies

Officeworks is Staples or OfficeMax / Office Depot

Entertainment & Electronics

JB-Hifi is Best Buy

Food

In NYC your supermarkets have been replaced with Associated, Morton Williams, Finefare, and C-Town.

Subway is still Subway, but Subways are now also train stations.


There are so many more, comment yours below!

Josh Pugh

Josh Pugh

Josh is a business founding, digital marketing focused, charity driving, community builder from South Australia, living in New York City. After moving in 2017, Josh realized that there was an opportunity to curate and help the community of expats who moved to the United States – and launched America Josh. Josh is also the President of Variety – the Children's Charity of New York, Secretary at The Mateship Foundation, and Founder & CEO at Fortnight Digital.View Author posts

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