Taxpayers in dark over promises to German retail giant

Taxpayers are in the dark about government promises to lure one of the world's biggest retailers to Melbourne.

Coles kills life insurance offer

Supermarket giant's experiment with complicated financial product comes to an end.

Lingerie chain Agent Provocateur to shut its doors

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.

Catch Group plans more buys, tripling in sales

"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.

Amazon may be 'fully operational' in Australia by 2018

Retail giant plans has yet to commit to bricks and mortar grocery stores.

Power price surge: Woolies has bad news for shoppers

Brad Banducci warns soaring electricity prices are a 'material issue' and will lead to higher prices on the shelves.

Did Aldi just break the golden rule of rebrands?

German discount supermarket to roll out new signs across the world for the first time in 20 years.

Six graphs that explain Australia's retail carnage

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Major bank tips tough two years for Australia's retailers because wages aren't growing and international retailers keep setting up shop.

Trust issue: Too many discounts hurting Woolworths, Coles

Woolworths and Wesfarmers have arguably been outclassed by German discounter Aldi when it comes to private-label products. And now the big two supermarkets face a fresh challenge.