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Locked-down Aussies spend up big on electronics, camping
Some of Australia's largest listed retailers have revealed bright spots after a tough year of COVID trading.
- by Emma Koehn
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Mark McInnes
From corporate kryptonite to retail rainmaker - Premier's McInnes leaves on a high
The terms of Mark McInnes' departure include two years' retail industry gardening leave during which Premier will pay him his base pay for both years - a total of $5.4 million.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Kwinana refinery closure to shrink Australian-made fuel market by one-fifth
Kwinana's oil refinery has a market share of 23.9 per cent in 2020-21 and provided about 70 per cent of WA’s fuel requirements.
- by Hamish Hastie
Online 'no longer a side project': Camping, fitness boost Super Retail
Customers have kept spending at brands including BCF and Rebel throughout the pandemic.
- by Emma Koehn
'Business as usual': Mark McInnes steps down from Solly Lew's Premier Investments
The chief executive of the Smiggle and Peter Alexander brands will exit the company after a decade.
- by Emma Koehn
Online sales drive JB Hi-Fi to bumper first half result
JB Hi-Fi's sales growth appears to have slowed in the second quarter but the company has still pulled off a good result.
- by Sarah Danckert
Virgin eyes 'former glory' after major C-suite appointments
Virgin has poached Woolworths' second-in-command David Marr to be its chief financial officer in a major boost for new chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka's plans to revive the fallen carrier.
- by Dominic Powell
'We’re not shy of the battle': Webjet to take on Expedia, Booking.com in online hotel market
Webjet CEO John Guscic has criticised snap decisions to close borders, as the online flight booking group eyes an expansion into online hotel booking.
- by Patrick Hatch
Pizza Hut aims to topple Domino's as owners mull ASX IPO
Iconic fast-food chain Pizza Hut could list onto the ASX in the next 12 months after experiencing significant growth throughout COVID-19.
- by Dominic Powell
Inside Twitter’s decision to cut off Trump
Jack Dorsey was working remotely on a private island in French Polynesia when a Twitter executive phoned to reveal the decision to lock down President Trump's account.
- by Kate Conger and Mike Isaac
Grounded: Qantas stuck on the tarmac in pandemic recovery journey
State border closures and the realisation vaccines won't be a ticket to overseas travel has set back Qantas' long recovery from COVID-19.
- by Patrick Hatch