Retail sales to continue to slow: Deloitte
Retail sales will continue to slow this year as low wages growth sees Australians spend less at the supermarket, Deloitte Access Economics has warned.
Dick Smith board 'concerned' about excess stock
Dick Smith had more than 330 stores across the country but only 62 stocktakes were carried out last year, a court has heard.
Former McDonald's execs, private equity firm swallow Pizza Hut
Three former McDonald's executives and a Sydney private equity firm have bought the master franchisee licence for Pizza Hut in Australia from US parent company Yum! Brands.
Online phone retailers caught not supplying goods
Online retailers Android Enjoyed, Camera Sky and Klukkur all subject of NSW Fair Trading warning.
Dick Smith's bizarre retail practices
Just why would Dick Smith have acquired something from a supplier at 98¢ and sell the same thing back to the supplier at 78¢?
No, the internet has not killed the printed book
Three-quarters of Americans read a book last year, and the most popular platform was print.
Taxing times for winemakers
Crackdown on tax rorts in wine industry gets thumbs up from wine giant Treasury Wine Estates, but some winemakers say government has gone too far.
Westfield isn’t like the shopping malls of the ’90s
In a rush of nostalgia, four girls of the ’90s stroll through the shiny new Westfield mall.
Consumer sentiment worries retailers as Christmas looms
It's been blamed on the super-sized election, property prices and even the Indian summer but with just 112 days until Christmas, shopper sentiment is worrying on some of Australia's top retailers.
Bunnings' price promise will not apply to Master fire-sale
Bunnings will not undercut Masters' fire-sale prices as the inventory liquidation ramps up.
DJ's food plans a risk for Coles and Woolies: Moody's
David Jones' appetite for Australia's up-market food sector will lure big-spending foodies away from Coles and Woolworths and take a bite of ouf the chains' future earnings.
Collins Foods eyes expansion
Collins Foods is focused on expanding its fast food restaurant operations following its recent acquisition of 13 KFC stores.
Target pulls 'sexist' girls' shirt from stores
Target Australia has withdrawn a Batgirl T-shirt aimed at young girls from its stores following an outcry over a "sexist message" to do with dry cleaning and other household chores.
Pencils at ten paces in Smiggle stoush
Billionaire rag trader Solomon Lew's Just Group is suing its chief financial officer for defecting to rival chain Cotton On.
Holden hopes to roar once again with a new image
A year out from the closure of its two Australian manufacturing plants, and the production of the final locally built Commodore, Holden has unveiled its game plan for life as a pure car importer.
Gadgets, housing demand boost Harvey Norman profit
Demand for connected devices and Australia's "resilient property market" sent shoppers to Harvey Norman's stores.
Lowe's alleges 'flagrant breach' in Masters battle
Woolworths wants to appoint an independent arbitrator to resolve a legal dispute with its home improvement partner Lowe's.
7-Eleven's 'laughable' claims it's on top of wage fraud
7-Eleven's claims it is processing back pay requests faster internally than through the Fels Wage Fairness Panel have been described as laughable.
Masters 'fire sale' has a wet start
'See you for your next project!' says the big sign outside Masters. This is unlikely.
Legal case threatens returns Woolworths seeks from hardware exit
Lowe's legal action could ultimately hurt Woolworths' chief Brad Banducci's plans to upgrade 80 of the Woolworths supermarkets and turn around its core business.
Surfstitch shares halved after $155m wipeout
SurfStitch's shares have dived 50 per cent after it posted a $155 million full-year loss and revealed plans to sell its Surf Hardware International business.
Breadth of Just Group non-compete clause in spotlight
A contract restraining Just Group's CFO from working at rival retailers for two years was so broad it would arguably prevent her from working in the coal mining industry, a judge has said.
US giant accuses Woolies of acting in 'bad faith'
US hardware giant Lowe's has hammered its Masters joint venture partner Woolworths.
Temple & Webster loss balloons
Online furniture retailer Temple & Webster's loss was more than double what was forecast in its prospectus.
Aldi accounts shed some light on Australian operations
The privately held chain Aldi, one of the world's biggest retailers, has released some eagerly awaited detail about its local operations. But an accounting expert questions elements of Aldi's accounts.
David Jones to reinvent ready-to-eat food in Australia
David Jones chief John Dixon said the department store's ready-to-eat range will rewrite the rules for take-away in Australia.
Job cuts tipped as Ingham's eyes sharemarket float
The country's biggest chicken producer is widely tipped to cut jobs after bumper float.
Australian womenswear chain Seduce collapses
Twenty-five-year-old Australian fashion label Seduce has collapsed, after surviving several wind-up bids from landlords over the past couple of years.
7-Eleven's wage fraud sparks $170 billion blow back
The federal government is preparing to crack down on wage fraud across the $170 billion franchise industry.
Coles, Woolworths look for growth as wars rage on
It all started in May with some chatter about cheap bananas.
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