Since 1997, when it floated on the sharemarket, Amazon has evolved into one of the century's greatest wealth-generating machines. It's become so powerful researchers have built a Death by Amazon index of companies it leaves in its wake.
Venerable digital music player nears extinction, as nano and shuffle models are discontinued.
Shares in Webjet have taken a hit after the online travel agency flagged an accounting dispute that could hurt its full-year earnings.
Apparently, younger generations prefer drinking wine and spirits to beer.
Australia's retail and video streaming companies should be shivering with fear at Amazon's latest earnings result.
The online retail giant wiped out large chunks of its profit as it invested heavily in areas such as video content and its international expansion.
Household energy bills are set to rise by an average of $200 annually, adding to challenges for consumer spending and putting Australia's economic growth outlook under a cloud, ANZ says.
Coca-Cola's supermarket problems look set to deepen after Coles chief executive John Durkan warned the drinks giant's Mount Franklin water products risked being cut back on its supermarket shelves.
Birkenstock USA's CEO has emerged as an unlikely crusader in a growing battle between smaller retailers and Amazon.com.
Surfstitch is looking at selling assets as costs mount from several legal proceedings and an investigation by the corporate regulator.
Sigrun Klatte is juggling a three kilogram bag of oranges under one arm and her son Caspar under the other.
One could be forgiven for thinking there was something sinister going on.
Upmarket menswear brands Rhodes & Beckett and Herringbone will live on after administrators for the troubled companies sealed a deal for a private equity-backed management buyout.
Coca-Cola Amatil has had more bad news from the aisles of Woolworths with the revelation that the supermarket giant will ditch much of its Mount Franklin water product.
A former 7-Eleven franchisee who underpaid his staff has been fined $168,000, following a Fairfax Media investigation that found systemic underpayment and the complicity of head office.
Amazon wants companies to go to Amazon Business to buy everything from new computers and A4 paper to toilet cleaner and power tools.
Snail slime. On your face. All for the sake of beauty? The decade-old craze with Korean consumers is starting to expand to Western markets.
Kathmandu turns 30, and Australians can't seem to get enough pricey outdoor gear.
The only thing preventing an even more catastrophic fall in Myer's share price is Solomon Lew.
It appears Amazon Australia's first retail operations centre will be located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne
Myer's full-year profit looks set to be largely wiped out after the retailer wrote off its stake in struggling Topshop and continued to suffer from weak trading conditions.
Regardless of the series of body blows that Myer announced on Thursday, chief executive Richard Umbers is sticking to the transformation plan.
Lululemon Athletica is suing Under Armour for allegedly copying a sports bra design.
It's crunch time for David Jones.
David Jones' full-year sales have dropped for the first time under South African owner Woolworths Holdings amid weak consumer confidence.
Stock removed from 17 stores while negotiations continue to save brand.
Coles and Woolworths have launched a bare-knuckle brawl for shoppers' bread bins.
Shares in Adairs have soared to a five month high after the manchester and homewares retailer's sales rebounded to hit the top end of its forecast.
Australia's $170 billion franchise sector is on notice after a class action was announced in Canada
Australia's best known fast food chain is believed to be going cold on shopping centres.
It's highly likely that CEC Group would have survived if not for the actions of the Commonwealth Bank.
Forget about working nine to five if you're a small business owner with school kids.
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