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Japan's potato famine: the great chip crisis
Demand for potato chips has surged in Japan this week, with products on offer for 6 times their retail price online.
Demand for potato chips has surged in Japan this week, with products on offer for 6 times their retail price online.
Lamb's luxury price tag is forcing a rethink of a traditional Easter treat as butchers grapple with record red meat prices.
Hundreds of workers from Marcs and David Lawrence stores will still lose their jobs despite Myer's last-minute rescue.
Myer has rescued troubled fashion brands David Lawrence and Marcs, buying the brands out of administration following their collapse in February.
Aldi plans to boost its grocery selection by close to one fifth as the German discounter chases down a bigger share of Australia's $90 billion grocery market
In a move that's being touted as a simpler way for shoppers to stick to a budget, Woolworths is moving all its prices to round numbers.
But suppliers will continue to use finance firms to bridge them over until supermarkets' payments come through.
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.
The creators of the Flow Hive are battling to defend their invention from alleged copycats.
Inevitably, downsized interstate offices become an afterthought, with remaining staff less productive and committed.
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