Anzac Day among 'most dangerous days' for marketers
While many people will head to the supermarkets to prepare for Anzac Day, don't expect the the supermarkets to roll out a special advertising campaign for the public holiday.
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Madeleine Heffernan
Madeleine Heffernan covers the retail and consumer goods sectors.
Bitter Masters battle coming to an end
Retail giant Woolworths is a step closer to putting its disastrous foray into hardware behind it.
Retailers' best trading conditions 'behind them'
Retail sales growth has almost halved as wage growth slows, people eat into their savings for soaring electricity, education and healthcare bills, and international chains set up shop.
The $300b industry without an ombudsman
The Consumer Action Law Centre says ordinary people need a free, quick and fair way to resolve disputes over goods and services purchased in Australia. But retailers says cuts to corporate tax and penalty rates more important.
Coles, Woolworths staying away from super
Retailers' ambitions for financial services have dimmed as competition in grocery grows.
Woolworths set to pay suppliers faster
But suppliers will continue to use finance firms to bridge them over until supermarkets' payments come through.
Oroton CEO follows Rose Byrne out the door
Struggling boutique handbag retailer appoints its major shareholder as interim CEO after boss of four years walks.
Supermarkets set to pass rising costs on to customers: Citi
Rising prices for electricity, meat, fruit and vegetables will flow through to supermarket shelves, analysts say.
Guys love to shop, and want bargains: retail veteran
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.
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.
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