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Coles plays catch-up with Easter checkout promise
Coles' boost to checkout staff for the Easter weekend is a response to Woolworths' over-investment in staff.
Coles' boost to checkout staff for the Easter weekend is a response to Woolworths' over-investment in staff.
Struggling boutique handbag retailer appoints its major shareholder as interim CEO after boss of four years walks.
Woolworths' disastrous foray into hardware continues to haunt the retail giant after law firm Maurice Blackburn revealed plans for a $100 million class action.
Rising prices for electricity, meat, fruit and vegetables will flow through to supermarket shelves, analysts say.
The Reject Shop's share price has continued to plunge, as market analysts suggest the discount retailer needs to start closing stores.
Australians are the second-wealthiest people in the world. But when it comes to clothes shopping our tastes are cheaper and more masculine than you might expect.
Dimmi has gone from an idea sketched on the back of a napkin to the biggest restaurant booking site in the country.
Shares in The Reject Shop have plunged after the discount variety store chain warned its full-year profit will drop by almost a third.
Taxpayers are in the dark about government promises to lure one of the world's biggest retailers to Melbourne.
JB Hi-Fi group chief Richard Murray dismissed "chatter" about house prices in Australia and its potential impact on The Good Guys chain, which he claims is performing ahead of expectations after a tough start to the year.
Petrol giant United Petroleum has been blasted by the workplace regulator for rampant underpayment of workers across its franchise network after a series of raids.
Aldi will open 25 new stores a year on the east coast and spend at least half-a-billion-dollars smartening up its aging fleet.
H&M; boss says the multinational isn't to blame for the demise of Australian labels as it sharpens its sustainability focus.
Supermarket giant's experiment with complicated financial product comes to an end.
A leaked internal Telstra document has revealed the telco giant is considering taking back control of some of its store network, potentially clashing with its major retail partner Vita Group.
Shoppers are resisting the urge to splash cash on new clothes, shoes and fashion accessories, driving a slump in Australia's retail turnover.
When singer Beyonce announced she was pregnant with twins, she posed in a veil with mismatched bra and underpants. That bra was made by upmarket British lingerie chain Agent Provocateur, which is soon to shut its doors in Australia.
"My vision is, how can I get people to start their shopping experience at Catch? If we can do that, then $1 billion is a drop in the ocean," online retailer says.
Solomon Lew's $101 million raid on Myer shares will not automatically deliver the billionaire rag-trader a seat on the department store's board.
Coles and Woolworths' sales will grow by as much as 5 per cent in the next five years as Australian households buy more supermarket food to cut household costs.
Thorn Group says a $50 million class action involving past lending practices of its subsidiary Radio Rentals could drag on for years.
If history is any guide, Solomon Lew's swoop on a significant stake in Myer is from a playbook he's used many times before.
Australia's tomato and capsicum supply could be under threat after Cyclone Debbie smashed the key production area around Bowen on the Queensland central coast.
Retail giant plans has yet to commit to bricks and mortar grocery stores.
Brad Banducci warns soaring electricity prices are a 'material issue' and will lead to higher prices on the shelves.
Solomon Lew's raid on Myer's shares this week will determine the future of the grand old dame of Australian department store retailing.
Oroton Group has scrapped its dividend after first-half profit slumped more than 50 per cent.
Billionaire retailer Solomon Lew has a plan for department store group Myer but it's one that is not likely to involve making a takeover bid anytime soon - he just needs a stake to ensure someone else can't buy the company.
Myer's shares have soared 18 per cent after a mystery buyer snapped up a significant stake in the company in a late spree.
Volatility at the petrol pump has emerged as a major area of concern for shopping centre managers, due to the wild fluctuations in price over recent months.
Australian businesses are finding one of the fastest routes to global success is good design
When it comes to claiming car expenses what will work for one business will not necessarily work for another.
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