Wesfarmers' senior management has warned investors and analysts to rein-in expectations of its second quarter sales performance amid predictions Woolworths will shake off its 29-quarter losing streak to win the second quarter sales race.
A burger bar operator who has repeatedly underpaid workers is now facing an unusual court order from the workplace watchdog.
The international fast fashion brands have snared more than $600 million in sales last year, adding to the pressure on the discount department store chains to improve their performance.
H&M;'s bid to move its workers onto an enterprise agreement has failed after being knocked back by Fair Work on the basis it did not pass the better off overall test.
A 24-year-old graphic designer is facing court after allegedly stealing online fashion retailer Showpo's entire customer contact list and giving it to a rival.
Claire Peters, currently chief operating officer of Tesco Thailand, will report to chief executive Brad Banducci after taking reins in July.
The one-time, high-flying, hot-pie business leaves behind a trail of destruction.
North American workout wear giant pumps $19.73 million into its operations Down Under to build market share.
Customers should be able to harvest their shopping data from supermarkets to help them shop around for better deals especially as new entrants, such as Amazon, enter the market.
David Jones' South African parent company says the department store chain lifted adjusted first-half sales four per cent.
Shares in troubled Bellamy's have lost further ground on broker downgrades after the baby formula supplier on Wednesday confirmed chief executive Laura McBain would leave the company and warned of lower annual earnings.
Bellamy's Australia chief executive Laura McBain will leave the company in the wake of its remarkable share price plunge.
It was a good year for grog sales. Revenue at alcohol giants Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) and Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) grew by 19.1 per cent and 15.7 per cent last year.
Shares in Michael Hill International gained 2.8 per cent after the jeweller said same-store sales grew 2.5 per cent in December.
A popular Australian streetwear company has closed their online store after a fire tore through it's main warehouse in Brisbane's south on Sunday afternoon.
Cotton On Group wants to run it's own race and with sales growing at 20 per cent a year, the business is pushing up against its goal of being the dominant fast fashion retailer in the world.
Department store giant David Jones has submitted its plans for a boutique store at Fortitude Valley's trendy James Street precinct, the second such store in Australia.
One hour north of Melbourne there's a factory that makes magic. This is the where every jelly bean, red frog, raspberry snake and party mix bag is made for Australia and New Zealand
More companies are investing in scent marketing to lure customers back to physical stores.
China-based food retailer Winha Commerce and Trade International has had a positive start to life on the Australian share market, with its share price rising 40 per cent in its debut trading session.
Business leaders have renewed their push for reform as they ponder some of the new year's biggest issues at the sailing regatta.
Bubs Australia and Murray River Organics have distanced themselves from stricken rival Bellamy's.
Embattled cattle exporter Wellard is in talks with its bankers after breaching the covenants on its debts at the new year.
Australian company Hills has sold the right to make and sell Hills Hoist clotheslines after concluding it could not make money from the iconic product.
Department store owner Myer Holdings has been hit with another class action from an aggrieved shareholder just weeks after a court found a separate class action against it was an abuse of the legal process.
Amazon is exploring the use of giant airships to serve as mobile, flying warehouses that could help the online retail giant deliver more of its goods by drone.
Billionaire rag trader Solomon Lew's Just Group has lost its appeal against stopping the company's former chief financial officer Nicole Peck from joining rival Cotton On.
A softer than expected Christmas has left nervous retailers banking on the Boxing Day sales for a much-needed boost leading into 2017.
Hawksburn's popular retail strip is in a state of transition but the future is still bright, say locals.
Shoppers are expected to spend about $2.41 billion on Boxing Day, the biggest trading day of the year for big retailers such as Myer and David Jones.
Lax security was all too evident in the holiday sales rush.
Luring away good workers from the big listed companies takes persistence.