Retail
Cold snap sends Sydneysiders to shops in last-minute heater rush
Recruiter Sara Molander was one of many who was rudely awoken by the sudden chill.
- by Cassandra Morgan
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Amazon
No queues, no cash but lots of cameras: what it's like shopping at an Amazon store
From the moment you enter the store, every one of your movements is being tracked.
Australian fashion
Australian fashion brand Metalicus collapses
It is the second label in a week to shut down, following the closure of Esprit's Australian operation.
- by Melissa Singer
Greencross Limited
Greencross sent to doghouse over earnings downgrade
Investors have sliced 22 per cent of the group's share price in a single day, after it downgraded earnings guidance.
- by Patrick Hatch
Costco
Costco looks at private label goods and online store
Costco Wholesale is planing to stock more Australian-made private label goods as it steadily grows its footprint.
- by Patrick Hatch
Godfreys Group
Godfreys surrenders to 99-year-old co-founder's takeover bid
Vacuum cleaner chain Godfreys has told shareholders to accept a takeover bid made by the company's 99-year-old co-founder.
- by Patrick Hatch
Baby Bunting Group
Baby Bunting has an enviable problem: its competitors keep collapsing
Baby Bunting is struggling with the kind of problem most businesses could only dream of.
- by Patrick Hatch
Retail sales go flat in March, take fizz out of economy
Retail sales were surprisingly soft in March, with spending falling on everything from clothes to restaurants.
Nestle pays $9.5b to sell Starbucks coffee beans in supermarkets
Nestle will sell coffee beans directly to consumers through supermarkets and other food shops around the world.
- by Julia Bradshaw
Retail
Court finds no link between alcohol and violence, approves liquor store
A proposal to convert the former Randwick Rugby Club into a liquor store has divided residents and led to three court cases.
- by Andrew Taylor
Fast fashion
One man alone may be propping up H&M as its shares go out of fashion
Since early April, the fast-fashion chain's chairman has spent nearly half a billion dollars buying the stock against a wall of 'sell' ratings from analysts.