![JB Hi-Fi group chief Richard Murray: future of the HOME brand uncertain.](/web/20161130113416im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/f/f/v/h/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gt0l12.png/1480495554259.jpg)
JB Hi-Fi hits pause on HOME ambitions
Richard Murray said JB Hi-Fi underestimated how hard it was to shift customer perceptions about its brand.
Richard Murray said JB Hi-Fi underestimated how hard it was to shift customer perceptions about its brand.
Cyber Monday is again expected to be the biggest online shopping day of the year - but just barely.
US retail giant Amazon has yet to contact Metcash about its mooted launch in Australia, as the wholesaler declares the past six months as the most competitive the country's $90 billion grocery sector has ever seen.
German discount supermarket Aldi is still making up its mind on whether to join a code has led to more big businesses, particularly multinationals, releasing information about the tax they pay.
Fast-food chain is tipping at least 5 per cent growth in sales this financial year to $500 million, thanks to home-deliveries and new flavours.
"These aren't fake, they are real bullets," the robber yells as he presses the loaded pistol into the forehead of a Caltex service station attendant. Sohaib Irshad, the attendant, can feel cold steel against his skin and is desperately trying to stay calm as the robber shouts and pounds on the counter demanding cash.
Is the Caltex franchise model more brutal than convenience store giant 7-Eleven? From an underpaid worker's perspective it is certainly the case.
Woolworths warned it would get nothing for Big W if it sold the chain tomorrow, after shareholders grilled it over the future of the chain following the shock exit of its chief, Sally Macdonald last week.
Fast food chain Pie Face – known for its smiley-faced pies – is back on the market after going into receivership for the second time in two years.
Woolworths chairman Gordon Cairns used the retailer's AGM to acknowledge the disappointing performance of the Big W chain, but wouldn't provide any detail on plans for its turnaround.
Two years ago, Oppo and Vivo couldn't crack the top five in China's smartphone market. Now they're on top after elbowing Apple aside.
Woolworths shareholders are expected to take advantage of the retail giant's annual meeting to grill the board and management over the future of its embattled discount department store chain Big W.
Close to 2000 retail workers are facing unemployment just one month out from Christmas after Payless Shoes went into administration on the same day receivers announced the shut down of Pumpkin Patch.
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.
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.
Pumpkin Patch prices will be slashed immediately as the retailer's receiver prepares to wind down the business after failing to secure a buyer.
Oxfam has released its 'Naughty & Nice' list detailing which big retailers disclose where their clothing is made.
The issues of wage fraud occurring across multiple industries last year and more recently alleged in the Caltex franchisee network are unacceptable.
Australia's biggest baby goods chain reports a "pleasing" start to the new financial year, with total sales up just over 20 per cent.
Aldi's archrival Schwarz Group is investigating setting up Kaufland stores in Australia.
Australia's biggest independent supermarket chain has gone gourmet in the battle to grow sales and boost margins.
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."
Australia's biggest department store scares off persistent short-sellers by posting its fifth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth.
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.
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.
A mini-boom is happening in the luxury jewellery market – so who's buying it?
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.
"I detest him" says Grill'd founder of his friend and partner
Analysts warn the iconic jeweller's busines might suffer from its close association with the real estate mogul and his home.
Wesfarmers is selling its $880 million Coles credit card portfolio to Citi in a retreat from the financial services sector.
If you're going to apply strong chemicals near your eyes do your research first.
There is only one only time that using a company can reduce the tax paid by individuals.
Save articles for later.
Subscribe for unlimited access to news. Login to save articles.
Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.