Retail
'We use hand-me-downs': Dollar-watching shoppers spell trouble for retailers
The national accounts revealed a building crunch on retailers who face a mounting pile of unsold stock.
- by Charlotte Grieve & Ben Weir
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Amazon
LEGO, Super Mario and pimple cream best-sellers for Amazon's first year in Australia
Amazon released an analysis of its best performers locally to coincide with its first birthday - and there are some surprises.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Metcash
Metcash's pathway to growth in question as shares tumble
Metcash has been punished by shareholders as the grocery and hardware wholesaler's pathway to growth comes into questions amid increasing headwinds and a continued battle for sales in the grocery aisles.
- by Patrick Hatch
Retail Food Group
Retail Food Group boss departs after less than a year
Retail Food Group's boss has resigned after less than a year with the struggling coffee, doughnut and pizza giant, as it goes through a "major restructuring" to stabilise itself.
- by Patrick Hatch
Laura Ashley collapses for the second time in two years
British homeware and fashion brand Laura Ashley's Australian arm has gone into administration - the second time it has collapsed in two just years.
- by Patrick Hatch
Metcash
Metcash claims IGA headstart on Coles and Woolies small-store shift
Grocery wholesaler Metcash says its IGA chain has a head-start on Coles and Woolworths as the supermarkets rush to open smaller stores to cater to customers who want to buy less and shop more often.
- by Patrick Hatch
Retail
Mad Monday: This week is rush hour for Christmas retail
Millions of shoppers will log on after work this week, and small businesses are ready.
- by Emma Koehn
Tourism
Suddenly, luxury stores miss high-spending Chinese tourists
There was something missing at the luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co in recent months: Chinese tourists.
Retail
Luxury retailers jostle for prime space in city hotspots
Luxury retailers are locked in a battle for new locations in Australia's capital cities as they jostle for prominent positions to attract the tourist dollar.
- by Carolyn Cummins & Simon Johanson
Retail
Bulgari's Sydney store sold for a record $50m plus
Demand for retail strata properties is very strong
- by Carolyn Cummins
Retail
David Jones launches kids' floor with an eye to Christmas
Upmarket department store David Jones has unveiled its new interactive children's floor in Sydney.
- by Carolyn Cummins