A2 to milk wellness trend with adult nutrition products

The a2 Milk Company will launch its first "adult nutrition" products next year as it taps into the lucrative wellness trend and expands its profile in the US and UK.

How the founders of Nudie went sour with lies and tax evasion

The family that founded Nudie juice had a sweet beginning but all has turned sour, with the family losing a court case, backed by the ATO, and being hit with a $125 million tax bill.

1600 Pumpkin Patch jobs to go by February as fire sale begins

Pumpkin Patch prices will be slashed immediately as the retailer's receiver prepares to wind down the business after failing to secure a buyer.

Which retailers are on Oxfam's 'naughty' list this Christmas?

Oxfam has released its 'Naughty & Nice' list detailing which big retailers disclose where their clothing is made.

Caltex boss warns 'immoral' franchisees

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The issues of wage fraud occurring across multiple industries last year and more recently alleged in the Caltex franchisee network are unacceptable.

Baby Bunting same-store growth moderates

Australia's biggest baby goods chain reports a "pleasing" start to the new financial year, with total sales up just over 20 per cent.

Kaufland studying Oz retail market

Aldi's archrival Schwarz Group is investigating setting up Kaufland stores in Australia.

Supermarket chain goes gourmet to beat discounters

Australia's biggest independent supermarket chain has gone gourmet in the battle to grow sales and boost margins.

Grill'd in court: inside a big-league bun fight

A key adage of the corporate world is "don't go into business with a friend". Or, as American oil baron John D. Rockefeller famously put it: "A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder."

Myer says more stores may close as momentum builds

Australia's biggest department store scares off persistent short-sellers by posting its fifth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth.

Myer stages a revival that proves critics wrong

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The fact that investors and retail experts are overjoyed about Myer reporting a 1.6 per cent improvement in sales in the first quarter of the 2017 financial year says a lot about the state of department stores in Australia.

Christmas comes early for Kogan

Online retailer Kogan has upgraded its guidance by up to 30 per cent and tipped a "strong Christmas trading period" at its first annual general meeting as a listed company.

Bringing the bling: jewellery's new carat patch

A mini-boom is happening in the luxury jewellery market – so who's buying it?

Corporate watchdog seeks answers to Harvey Norman

The corporate watchdog has reached out to Harvey Norman as pressure intensifies for the retailer to provide more detail about the financial relationship between Harvey Norman head office and its franchisees.

Burger kings go to war over $300m Grill'd chain

"I detest him" says Grill'd founder of his friend and partner

How Trump is hurting Tiffany's

Analysts warn the iconic jeweller's busines might suffer from its close association with the real estate mogul and his home.

Coles to offload $880m credit card business

Wesfarmers is selling its $880 million Coles credit card portfolio to Citi in a retreat from the financial services sector.

Woolworths expected to fast track Big W sale

The shock departure of Big W boss Sally Macdonald has fuelled talk Woolworths will fast-track its plans to sell off the embattled discount department store.

Woolworths hit by new crisis as Big W boss quits

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Woolworths' biggest problem child, Big W, just got a lot more difficult after the architect of its turnaround strategy, Sally Macdonald, quit after just ten months in the job.

JB Hi-Fi lauded at Workplace Giving Excellence Awards

JB Hi-Fi picked up the top gong at the Workplace Giving Excellence Awards on Wednesday.

Domino's hails delivery of 'world's first' drone pizza

Domino's claims it has completed the world's first pizza delivery by drone.

Big W chief executive Sally Macdonald resigns

Woolworth's struggling discount chain Big W has lost its chief executive less than a year after she took on the top job.

Gerry Harvey threatens to walk away from AGMs

Billionaire retailer Gerry Harvey has forecast the end of annual general meetings and again dismissed concerns over Harvey Norman's accounts as the dark arts of short sellers.

American Apparel files for bankruptcy again, with sale plan

The brand built on made-in-the-USA marketing and racy advertising at a chain of prominent retail locations, is going through a second bankruptcy.

Gerry Harvey blames short sellers for franchise brawl

Harvey Norman’s executive chairman, Gerry Harvey, has blasted a foreign short-seller as the culprit behind "hearsay and rumours" that raised questions about the retailer’s financial relationship with its franchisees.

Amazon to open small stores, online supermarket in Australia

One of the world's biggest retailers is on track to launch bricks and mortar grocery stores and an online supermarket in Australia within two years.

David Jones owner downbeat on Australian economy

South African retail giant Woolworths plans more 'trans-seasonal' clothing to cope with unpredictable weather in the southern hemisphere.

Aldi to sell Australian products to China

German discount supermarket is set to enter China, and broader Asia, using Australia as a springboard.

Harvey Norman's secret $62 million start-up

Harvey Norman has sunk almost $62 million into a secret start-up in the past two years, a retail joint venture that hasn't earned the listed operation a cent so far.