![Former Dick Smith Electronics chairman Robert Murray arrives at the NSW Supreme court.](/web/20160926200658im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/o/x/h/c/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.groxf3.png/1474891134544.jpg)
Managerial militia in Dick Smith war zone
Any remaining veneer of a collegiate-like has been revealed as a myth. The company sounds more like a factional war zone.
Any remaining veneer of a collegiate-like has been revealed as a myth. The company sounds more like a factional war zone.
High-flying pizza chain says it can easily swallow looming pay rises for staff who missed out on penalty rates thanks to an old deal with the shop assistants' union.
A major shake-up is looming in the retail sector as the giant online retailer, Amazon, has its sights set on the Australia market with JB Hi-Fi and Gerry Harvey the ones with the most to fear.
An injury reporting system designed to keep the public safe is now a target of retailers and toy manufacturers.
German discount supermarket Lidl is applying for trademarks covering hundreds of products, stirring speculation the retail giant is looking into opening in Australia.
Outdoor clothing and camping equipment wants to open ten stores a year.
Scandal-plagued convenience store chain 7-Eleven and its franchisees are under investigation from the Victorian and NSW state governments over their alleged failure to pay state payroll tax.
In the street fight that is modern retail, Solomon Lew is Australia's unopposed champion.
As the big supermarkets Woolworths and Coles cull their product ranges to cut costs and better compete with discounter Aldi, suppliers are under as much pressure as they have been in the past five years.
Premier Investment's leading leisurewear label Peter Alexander is headed for an overseas expansion as it hurtles towards a pyjamas peak in Australia by 2019.
A potentially game-changing moment has arrived for NSW winemakers.
Full year sales at Solomon Lew's Premier Investments broke through the billion dollar mark for the first time last financial year.
Have you noticed strawberries are berry cheap at the moment?
The man who helped German discount supermarket Aldi set up in Australia at turn of century reveals how Woolworths and Coles can fight back.
Yes, people did queue outside Apple stores around the world to get their hands on the latest iPhones. But it was a far cry from previous launches.
Investors have rewarded Myer for doing what it would say it would do in the first year of its five-year transformation plan.
There's every sign CEO Richard Umbers has the right strategy to get the best out of the challenged retailer. That doesn't mean you should buy the company's shares.
Myer will invest in its popular private-label fashion brands, upgrade its top-flight stores and shrink its retail footprint this financial year to push earnings growth beyond sales growth in 2017.
If all goes according to plan, Myer's sixth year of falling profits should be the last decline for the retailer, which is now 12 months into a much-heralded revival plan - which ironically involves shrinking its way to better performance.
Myer has more than doubled profits in the first year of its transformation strategy, but it's still playing catch-up with traditional rival David Jones. werd
The success of JB Hi-Fi's $870 million acquisition of rival The Good Guys depends on how quickly it can transform the 64-year-old retail chain.
A measure of Australian consumer sentiment edged higher in September as an improvement in personal finances made people more likely to splash out on big ticket items, a survey showed on Wednesday.
Gerry Harvey declares he isn't worried by beefed-up competitor.
The demise of retailer Dick Smith has helped pave the way for a new giant in home appliance and electronics retailing through the $870 million union of JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys.
JB Hi-Fi will buy rival electronics and whitegoods retailer The Good Guys for $870 million.
Giralang residents have condemned the Labor government's support for a compromise position on a new supermarket after Woolworths announced it was pulling its long-held ambition to build in the suburb.
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.
One of Australia's top start-up accelerators has teamed up with law firm.
Idea theft is happening even when confidentiality agreements, design registrations and patents are in place.
Save articles for later.
Subscribe for unlimited access to news. Login to save articles.
Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.