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Under the hammer: Is the DIY industry screwed?
Every business has its season and for hardware its spring, but there's a pall hanging over home improvement's high season.
Every business has its season and for hardware its spring, but there's a pall hanging over home improvement's high season.
The scorecard in the Dick Smith game of deception versus incompetence is a hard one to read.
Grocery wholesaler joins the big chains in reviewing and slashing its product range.
Homegrown apparel success story the Cotton On Group is on the verge of becoming a global business, with revenue from its international outposts about to surpass what it earns in Australia.
US retailer Lowe's claims it was "stitched up" by Woolworths in a deal to sell Masters for $800 million.
Doesn't matter where you go, you always end up in the slowest line? This one's for you.
British department store Debenhams in bringing back affordable, designer fashion to Australia.
What do Australians that haven't seen a decent pay rise or whose wages are moving backwards spend their money on? It's turning traditional retail theory on its head.
Dick Smith chairman Rob Murray wanted to get rid of CEO Nick Abboud months before the retailer collapsed, a court has heard.
Everything has been a bit too awesome for the world's most profitable toymaker, which is struggling to keep up with demand for its building blocks.
Retail sales will continue to slow this year as low wages growth sees Australians spend less at the supermarket, Deloitte Access Economics has warned.
Despite kicking off the so-called supermarket milk wars, Coles is launching a new, more expensive home brand to help struggling dairy farmers.
Dick Smith had more than 330 stores across the country but only 62 stocktakes were carried out last year, a court has heard.
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 retailers Android Enjoyed, Camera Sky and Klukkur all subject of NSW Fair Trading warning.
Just why would Dick Smith have acquired something from a supplier at 98¢ and sell the same thing back to the supplier at 78¢?
Three-quarters of Americans read a book last year, and the most popular platform was print.
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.
In a rush of nostalgia, four girls of the ’90s stroll through the shiny new Westfield mall.
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 will not undercut Masters' fire-sale prices as the inventory liquidation ramps up.
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 is focused on expanding its fast food restaurant operations following its recent acquisition of 13 KFC 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.
Billionaire rag trader Solomon Lew's Just Group is suing its chief financial officer for defecting to rival chain Cotton On.
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.
Demand for connected devices and Australia's "resilient property market" sent shoppers to Harvey Norman's stores.
Woolworths wants to appoint an independent arbitrator to resolve a legal dispute with its home improvement partner Lowe's.
7-Eleven's claims it is processing back pay requests faster internally than through the Fels Wage Fairness Panel have been described as laughable.
'See you for your next project!' says the big sign outside Masters. This is unlikely.
Is buying into a franchise worth the investment?
Unlimited vacation, an office gym with personal trainers, perks galore. What could possibly go wrong?
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