The glow from Woolworths' strong sales performance through the start of the year has worn off in less than a day as concerns mount about margins and the continued struggles at discount chain Big W.
Woolworths has flagged higher costs for labour, fruit and vegetables and a wider loss for its troubled discount department store Big W this half, as it blitzed supermarket rival Coles with the strongest quarterly sales growth in years.
It's been called everything from a basket case to a boil. Whatever Big W is, it's Woolworths' challenge for some time yet.
Luggage and handbag chains Victoria Station and Kate Hill have appointed administrators, putting hundreds of jobs in doubt.
Another Australian label changes hands, with Aje set to join David Jones after two years at Myer.
Woolworths was expected to beat Coles in the latest quarterly bout of the great supermarket war. But it shot the lights out.
Caltex will establish a $20 million assistance fund for workers who were underpaid.
Footwear retailer RCG Crop has slashed full-year profit guidance by 11 per cent - the second downgrade in three months - after soft sales of brands such as Skechers, Vans and Doc Martens.
Retailers are looking at innovative ways to attract customers back to physical stores.
Oil giant Caltex will establish a $20 million assistance fund for workers who were underpaid at its franchised service stations.
Pizza wars, $4.95 pizzas and the disastrous impact such strategy directives allegedly wreaked on Pizza Hut franchisees is about to be put on trial.
The world's biggest retailer, which is expanding in Australia, says its growing number of physical stores is just "another way to reach the customer".
Coles will cut promotions to stamp-out shopper distrust in the supermarket giant.
It appears the day of the $5 sausage roll are long gone with almost a quarter of 22 per cent of Melbourne's city workers now spending between $15 and $20 for lunch. And we're shopping hard too.
Ikea now offers same-day "click and collect" in Canberra in response to rising customer demand for online shopping.
Coles supermarket sales retreated further in the third quarter as a resurgent Woolworths and fierce price competition weighs on the Wesfarmers-owned chain's performance but there was better news for Bunnings.
Coles's push to take its trolley collection services in-house has helped reduce the amount of underpayment of workers.
Soft drink giant quietly dropped the brand after spending millions trying to launch the beverage.
Luxury Retail Group claims premium handbag-maker Furla's decision to buy back its local stores is a vote of confidence in Australia's rapidly expanding luxury retail sector.
'Aldi Home Deliveries' has been registered with the corporate regulator - but not by Aldi.
Beer, smokes, nappies and Coke have traditionally driven people to supermarkets. But sales in the highly concentrated soft drink market have been declining.
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.
Retail giant Woolworths is a step closer to putting its disastrous foray into hardware behind it.
Forty-year-old family business Hunter Products has already witnessed the power of the digital giant.
Global online shopping giant Amazon has hit the ground running in Australia, with industrial property agents saying it has signed a lease deal for a large purpose-built warehouse in Sydney's Eastern Creek.
Wesfarmers amped up its strategic battle plans a year ago to deal with the incoming behemoth Amazon.
It's been hyped as the ten-tonne gorilla that's going to smash Australian retail one toaster at a time.
Discount giant launched in Australia with brands including Dolce & Gabbana and ... Ivanka Trump.
Expansion of US online giant will be a game-changer in the country's retail landscape.
The US online retail giant is looking for a warehouse to become a fulfillment centre, the first of many in Australia, with floor space of up to 93,000 square metres, or about five MCGs.
Debate is needed about the benefits and costs of merging under performing universities.
The small business ombudsman says the Australian Bankers' Association's response is disappointing and excludes many small businesses.
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