Retailers bank on Boxing Day boost

A softer than expected Christmas has left nervous retailers banking on the Boxing Day sales for a much-needed boost leading into 2017.

Empty nest? Change in the air for Hawksburn Village

Hawksburn's popular retail strip is in a state of transition but the future is still bright, say locals.

NSW expected to be biggest spenders at Boxing Day sales

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.

Unwanted gifts to pile up this Christmas

Despite digging deep and splashing reported $620 million dollars on Christmas gifts, new research by Gumtree shows as many as seven in 10 Australians will be disappointed after tearing aside the wrapping paper this holiday season. 

Retail revolution: How a superhero toy could save Australian retail

Australian toy creators are making child's play of the retail revolution led by the likes of US giant Amazon and proving innovation is a more powerful than price, a lesson many of Australia's best-known retail brands would do well to heed as we hurtle towards 2017.

BusinessDay's summer quiz - part three: Retail and Consumer Affairs

Have you been paying attention to what has been happening in the world of business and economics this year? Our summer quiz will test if you were.

Chadstone mogul John Gandel sues Myer ahead of Christmas

Department store owner Myer has been slapped with a pre-Christmas court action by the billionaire property magnate John Gandel. 

Shaver Shop the lastest IPO dud with Christmas Eve profit warning

Shaver Shop has emerged as the latest dud float of 2016, warning investors earnings will fall short of the forecast included in its prospectus which was issued mid-year.

Bah humbug: Retailers hurting at Christmas

Retailers are being hit hard as consumers are choosing not to splurge this Christmas, opting instead to compare prices and shop online.

Former Billabong boss guilty of fraud

Former Billabong CEO Matthew Perrin is spending his first night behind bars after faking his ex-wife's signature to get a $13.5 million loan.

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

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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.