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Don Meij has agreed to audits of Domino's franchises.

Domino's boss flags continued strong growth, subject to wage audits

Domino's Pizza chief executive Don Meij cannot commit to the company's stellar growth continuing until the outcome of fresh wage audits across its stores nationally is known, but he has vowed that the retail chain will take action if any issues are identified within its network.

Target managing director Guy Russo is confident the chain can beat the international apparel brands in the battle over ...

Target wants to win 'small f' fashion battle

Target boss Guy Russo is confident the embattled discount department store chain can win the battle for "small f fashion" spend in Australia against international apparel heavyweights such as Zara, H&M; and Uniqulo.

Vicinity Centres recently started trialling whether robots could be used to clean shop room floors.

Vicinity Centres to use robots as cleaners

Vicinty Centres is considering replacing some of its cleaning contractors with robots in a bid to automate and save costs, according to one of the company's non-executive directors, Wai Tang.

Mitre 10, Home Timber & Hardware retailers and suppliers have put their support behind a new buying group.

New buying group to challenge Metcash model

A group of hardware retailers and suppliers have thrown their support behind a fledgling, independent buying group that will challenge Metcash's wholesale distribution business.

 Ian Robinson, executive chairman of Beacon Lighting, which is expected to open a record number of stores this half.

Beacon shines in post-Masters market

Beacon Lighting is expected to open a record number of stores in the next few months after battling through the liquidation of Masters Home Improvement stock late last year.

David Jones, which had been performing well over the past couple of years, has hit a speed bump.

Department stores face uncertain future as sales shrink

Australia's department store industry is facing the prospect of shrinking revenue in real terms over the next five years as it battles turbo-charged competition from online and offshore retailers combined with continued weak consumer sentiment.

Shareholder Jan Cameron at the Bellamy's extraordinary general meeting in Melbourne

Black Princess gets her board

Jan Cameron was there in the front row. The Black Princess herself, who for some time denied she was linked to the mysterious Black Prince entity that was trying to roll the Bellamy's board before it was revealed, in fact, she was.

Inside a Shoprite Holdings Ltd. store in Cape Town, South Africa. The brand is eyeing off Australia.

South African retailers marching to our shores

Australian retailers are se to face a new entrant with many South African-based brands now discovering that there is a new market near their door step, with a similar climate, time zone and consumer outlook.

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