While discounters Aldi and Lidl raise prices for milk and bananas in the UK, a man who helped Aldi set up in Australia says the price gap has not "materially changed" on a basket of groceries.
Why retail veteran Solomon Lew wants cheaper penalty rates and to charge shoppers GST on small overseas purchases.
Sitting at home watching Netflix or playing on home electronic gadgets, eating delivered takeout food, and getting fatter? You're not alone.
Australia's one-time darling dairy stocks were dumped by investors on Friday after Bellamy's Australia warned recent import rule changes in China had crimped sales of its organic infant formula amid discounting by rivals.
Retail veteran and Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew says the past five years have been "as difficult as I have ever encountered" for Australian retailers.
Listed toy wholesaler Funtastic has lost the majority of its legal battle against the new owners of its former subsidiary Madman Entertainment.
Solomon Lew's Just Group is the latest Australian retailer to face a big wages bill blowout over an old workplace agreement.
"You shouldn't have to be concerned about your safety while shopping for clothes or trying on a pair of jeans," the jeans company's boss says in an open letter posted on social media.
Call it sugar lite: Global food giant Nestlé says it has developed a type of sugar with markedly more sweetness, allowing the company to reduce the amount of sugar in its chocolates and lollies.
Jim Delligatti, a McDonald's franchisee in who in 1967 introduced the Big Mac sandwich that quickly spread throughout the world's biggest restaurant chain, has died. He was 98.
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.
How Sarah Christian expanded the wig market in Sydney.
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