Woolworths appoints Tesco veteran as supermarkets boss
Claire Peters, currently chief operating officer of Tesco Thailand, will report to chief executive Brad Banducci after taking reins in July.
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Madeleine Heffernan
Madeleine Heffernan covers the retail and consumer goods sectors.
Employees owed more than $1 million as Pie Face nears sale
The one-time, high-flying, hot-pie business leaves behind a trail of destruction.
Lululemon props up struggling Aussie arm
North American workout wear giant pumps $19.73 million into its operations Down Under to build market share.
Supermarkets urged to share customers' data
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.
Australia, Canada brights spots for jeweller Michael Hill
Shares in Michael Hill International gained 2.8 per cent after the jeweller said same-store sales grew 2.5 per cent in December.
It's a win-ha! Investors love new food play
The Bellamy's baby-powder-to-Chinese-shopper fairytale may have come to an end, but investors have embraced another food play into China.
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.
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.
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.
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