Xenophon wants Woolworths, pokie machine makers to front senate inquiry
Powerful senator Nick Xenophon has predicted 2017 will be a "very unhappy year for the gambling industry".
More retail collapses tipped
Brace yourself for more retail collapses in the first three months of 2017.
Canberra retailers expect Christmas boost
The pressure is on Canberra retailers to make one-third of their year's profits over the Christmas season.
ACCC walks away from Woolworths cash-demand case
The competition watchdog will not appeal a Federal Court ruling that Woolworths did not act unconscionably when it demanded up to $60 million in cash from suppliers to plug a profit shortfall.
Australia's retail industry is still a boys' club
Coles, Woolworths, Target, Bunnings, Kmart, Myer, David Jones, JB Hi-Fi and now Big W are all run by men.
SurfStitch strikes back against ex-CEO
SurfStitch has alleged that its ex-CEO and would-be suitor conspired to inflate revenues and profits in the first half of 2016.
Star Wars, cricket books and drones: Christmas 2016 shapes up
The shops will be chockers on Fridays as shoppers seek out everything from Harry Potter to fragrances and coffee machines.
Bellamy's faces two more class actions
Besieged infant formula business Bellamy's is facing two more potential class actions after ACA Lawyers and Slater & Gordon announced they were both investigating shareholder claims against the Launceston-based operation.
Ex-Billabong boss admits regularly signing for wife
Former Billabong boss Matthew Perrin has admitted he regularly signed his wife's name on legal documents.
Payless Shoes staff lose jobs as chain shuts down
More than 700 workers will be out of a job in the new year after Payless Shoes' administrator says the shoe chain is shutting up shop.
Bellamy's faces class action lawsuit after $500m share plunge
The infant formula company faces a class action lawsuit being led by Maurice Blackburn, with two other firms also considering taking action.
Perron Investments buys half stake in Westfield Woden for $335 million
Perron Group has bought a stake in Westfield Woden.
Bellamy's shares suspended from trade
Organic infant formula producer Bellamy's Australia has asked the Australian Stock Exchange to suspend its shares immediately.
Dick Smith, Masters, Pumpkin Patch: a rough year for retail
Woolworths has found new jobs for more than 1500 of its former Masters workers in Australia's biggest supermarket chain.
Temple & Webster swallows Milan Direct
Temple & Webster is merging the Milan Direct collection into its own online store and shutting down the Melbourne office of the high profile brand.
More tax details come to light from secretive German supermarket
The secretive German supermarket paid $71.56 million in tax in the 2014-15 financial year, in figures disclosed by the Australian Taxation Office.
Domino's growth in the bag despite franchisee pressure
Domino's stands to double its share of the $23b takeaway food market, but higher labour costs could crimp franchisee margins.
Howards Storage World interest stacks up
Adminstrators say prospective buyers are circling the collapsed specialist storage retailer.
Bellamy's enters trading halt after horror December
China-focused baby formula company expected to deliver more bad news by Wednesday.
Howards Storage World goes into voluntary administration
Howards Storage World has been tipped into administration weeks before Christmas, with a restructuring team from Deloitte appointed to the specialist retailer on Friday.
Suppliers on edge after Woolworths' court win
"We think it would be pretty appalling if it were seen as a green light to do the same thing again," suppliers say after Woolworths wins court case.
Australia Post braces for record delivery day
Australia Post is bracing for a record number of parcels to pass through its processing centres for delivery on Monday.
Why you're not likely to find a Hatchimal before Christmas
It's the "must have" toy that's causing tears, endless car trips, and parents to pay five times the retail price.
The Facebook scam damaging Australian retail reputations
Australian businesses are struggling to get advertising platform Facebook to act on scams that use their company logos and branding and which lead to complaints from ripped-off consumers.
How life for milk's market darling turned sour
There have been few bigger darlings of the Australian sharemarket than Bellamy's.
Case against Myer an 'abuse of process', court finds
Australia's largest department store wins continuous disclosure battle.
Australia eyes home-delivery takeoff
Australians have been slow to embrace grocery home deliveries. But this could change as online retail giant Amazon readies to head Down Under.
Woolworths may have acted legally, that doesn't make it right
There's a big difference between something being legal and being morally right.
Federal Court clears Woolworths of 'unconscionable conduct'
The Federal Court has ruled Woolworths did not break the law by demanding retrospective payments from suppliers to bolster its profit result.
Jeff Kennett lashes federal government over banking tribunal
When Jeff Kennett presented Coles boss John Durkan with a demand for a compensation payment of more than $1 million for a mistreated supplier the reaction was telling.
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