Make your own party mix a taste of future

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.