Yesterday
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Coles’ bumper sales show five ways retail’s changed
As Victoria joins the rest of Australia in emerging from COVID-19, our shopping trends make it clear how society has changed.
- Updated
- James Thomson
COVID a 'sales changer' for supermarkets: Coles CEO
Coles CEO Steven Cain expects supermarket sales to remain high as long as shoppers are spending more time at home.
- Sue Mitchell
This Month
Melbourne comes to life as restrictions lift
After 112 days of lockdown, shopping and dining strips across Melbourne sprung to life on Tuesday as business owners scrambled to ready their stores for reopening.
- Natasha Boddy and Hannah Wootton
Last drinks for Amatil as Coke engineers sale to Europeans
It was only a matter of time before The Coca-Cola Co, which has been calling the shots for years, merged its Australasian assets with those in Europe.
- Sue Mitchell
Melbourne's restaurants celebrate 'by the rosé-filled bucketload'
The surprise announcement hospitality and retail businesses could again open their doors from 11.59pm on Tuesday sparked a flurry of activity for business owners expecting to wait at least another week.
- Hannah Wootton, Yolanda Redrup and James Frost
Melbourne declared open: all the rules you need to know
Melbourne businesses will reopen from Tuesday midnight. Here is a summary of all the rules for business owners and their customers.
- Tom Burton
Woolworths hires NZ executive to drive Big W overhaul
Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci says managing risk and compliance is much more complex as he shifts Big W boss into a new role.
- Simon Evans
Trick of the light: shops and restaurants try new tech to lure customers
Retailers and restaurateurs have been turning on sunlight-like signage in an effort of attract back the customers that disappeared during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- John Davidson
Adairs' sales jump 22pc as online shopping boom continues
Soaring online sales are reaping profits for the homewares group – and its top executives – despite store closures in Victoria.
- Jenny Wiggins
Anti-lockdown protest turns ugly
An anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne turned ugly - and appeared pointless - as the city enters the last weekend of severe COVID-19 restrictions; the Trump v Biden debate was civil; and it's sport's biggest weekend. Here's Friday's virus briefing.
- Rohan Sullivan
'Open to trade': suppliers quit David Jones for Myer
Solomon Lew says suppliers are reluctant to deal with Myer but some, such as menswear brand Industrie, are shifting out of David Jones and into its department store rival.
- Sue Mitchell
The dogs nipping at postie Christine Holgate's heels
Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate had already made her fair share of enemies before being forced to stand down over the gift of $12,000 in Cartier watches to employees.
- Patrick Durkin
- Exclusive
- Coronavirus pandemic
Melbourne hospitality push to double venue capacity
A draft six-point safety plan has been circulated to retailers in Melbourne detailing requirements for an expected reopening, most likely from mid-next week.
- Patrick Durkin and Tom Burton
Priceline owner API plans expansion due to post-COVID-19 beauty boom
API swung to a $7.9 million full-year loss as the pandemic led to store closures and reduced foot traffic, but sales have rebounded as stores reopened.
- Sue Mitchell
PayPal backs new online marketplace Buy from the Bush
The payments giant is sponsoring the launch of a new transactional Buy from the Bush marketplace, which enables small rural merchants to reach new customers.
- Sue Mitchell
Melbourne lockdown drags down retail sales
Retail trade, which accounts for about 35 per cent of consumption, was down 1.5 per cent in September, ABS data shows.
- Matthew Cranston
The Reject Shop to renegotiate 60pc of leases
The discount retailer is in the first stage of a three-pronged fix-it strategy to restore profit growth.
- Sue Mitchell
Temple & Webster quarterly profit more than previous full-year figure
Online retailer enjoys a boom in furniture and homewares spending but shares fall 14pc on the results.
- Sue Mitchell
JPMorgan, UBS launch Universal Store IPO
Fresh from cornerstoning its float through a private bookbuild in the past few days, Universal Store has officially launched its IPO to the broader market.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
Hand sanitiser boom and bust trips up McPherson's
The consumer goods company has had to write off $5.7 million of hand sanitiser it couldn't sell.
- Sue Mitchell
