Cheesed off: Murray Goulburn flags $100m Woolies hit

Another blow for Australia's largest milk processors, as rival Bega nabs Woolworths private-label dairy contract.

Amazon's profits surge 800%

For most of its life, the online retailer was happy to be in the red. Now it can't avoid showing big profits anymore.

The 'new' Myer rocking the suburbs

Myer's newest store reveals how the grand old dame of department stores plan to tap into the suburban psyche.

Tap into the 'new golden age'

Suisse chief Radek Sali is urging Australian businesses to tap into the 'new golden age' of trade with China.

Dexion drags GUD into the red

The owner of the Oates cleaning product brand has posted a $43 million loss, dragged into the red by storage equipment company Dexion.

Striking staff picket Coles warehouses

Hundreds of workers at Coles supermarkets' cold storage warehouse in Victoria have walked off the job indefinitely.

Did a fashion giant rip off this design?

International fast-fashion giant Zara has been accused of plagiarising the print and accessory designs of more than 40 independent artists around the world.

Aldi to grow by 16 per cent a year

Coles and Woolworths are cutting their ranges and sharpening up pricing on private label in a bid to compete with Aldi.

ACT and region's Woolworths are safe for now

No Woolworths supermarkets in the ACT or surrounding area will close as a result of the company's plans to restructure its business.

Woolies to carefully manage closures

Woolworths will carefully balance store performance against the competitive advantage of retaining its brand as it shuts down 27 stores.

Creditors vote to liquidate Dick Smith

Dick Smith's unsecured creditors and shareholders are not expected to see any of the money owed to them by the collapsed business, administrator says.

Woolies to close stores, cut 500 jobs

Woolworths will slash 500 jobs and close 27 underperforming stores in a restructure that will cost the company almost $1 billion.

Woolworths' day of reckoning

• COMMENT

Behind the write-downs, job losses and store closures at Woolworths, a bigger transformation is at play to reset the juggernaut for 2017.

Retail war raises spectre of deflation

Sale signs are almost permanent fixtures in shop fronts in Sydney, but customers are still wary of spending

Aldi grocery share tops 10 per cent: ACCC

German discount chain has cut duopoly's market share to about 70 per cent, competition tsar says.

A nation divided on our favourite meat

Meat continues to be the meal of choice for Australians, who are spending $378 million a week on meat to cook at home.

Woolies in a spin over pokie punt

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Gambling reform is back on the agenda and that puts Australia's biggest supermarket in an uncomfortable position.

Debt indigestion: Inside Eagle Boys' demise

• ANALYSIS

Collapsed Eagle Boys pizza chain had been in dire financial straits since 2012 due to a serious case of short-term debt indigestion, the group's accounts show.

Pizza wars gun down fast food chain

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The fast food industry can be a brutal business. When it is wrapped around a franchise system, it can be even more so.

Woolworths on nose with suppliers, says ACCC's Sims

"We talk to a suppliers who have got problems, and mostly it's about Woolworths," says ACCC chairman.

Investors flush Sorbent maker

Tissue and personal care products maker Asaleo has had a bad run in the toilet paper wars.

Capital raising, store closures may be in store for Woolies

Macquarie says a $2 billion capital raising would refurbish Woolworths' tired-looking stores.

Australians fall back in love with beer

Maker of Victoria Bitter, Carlton and Crown Lager says increased sales of premium brews drive 'good growth' in Australia.

Starbucks blames US election for missed targets

Executives say cafe sales were hurt by the contentious election campaign, terror attacks and civil unrest.

Accounting for Dick Smith failures

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As the receivers, administrators and ASIC work through the wreckage of Dick Smith's collapse, the accounting profession has questions to confront.

ACCC clears Metcash Home Timber bid

The regulator's green light sets the scene for a marriage between the Mitre 10 and Home Timber networks and the rise of a powerful new No.2 force in Australian hardware.

Forget suit and tie, time to get some style

Having a dress code at work wasn't such a bad thing for men. Just reach for the blue or grey suit, add a tie and white shirt, and slip on the black leather shoes.

Barbie makes a comeback

Sales in the world's most famous doll jump by almost a quarter in the past quarter as Barbie comes in different shapes and skin tones.

Self-service or help yourself?

They might be quicker for customers, but self-service checkouts come at a cost for supermarkets.