This Month
Lotus Dining still trading after group restructure
Whew! Lotus Dining is still trading despite the appointment of liquidators to one of its subsidiaries.
- Updated
- Sue Mitchell
How long will the consumer spending party last?
Passports are sitting idle, with some of the $60 billion usually spent on travel directed into electronics, appliances and cars.
- Simon Evans
Dick Smith class action parties propose $25m settlement
The proposed settlement will be considered by the Supreme Court and the case will next be heard on March 5.
- Max Mason
Woolworths ponders next step in $10b drinks demerger
The board will meet next week to consider the next step in the Endeavour Group demerger, which may enable the retailer to launch a $1 billion share buy-back.
- Sue Mitchell
Mosaic Brands back in black thanks to JobKeeper, rent holidays
The womenswear retailer says it is back in the black, sending its shares up as much as 35 per cent. But questions remain over its longer-term prospects.
- Sue Mitchell and Carrie LaFrenz
Woolworths' Everyday Rewards data helped trace COVID-19 contacts
Woolworths' rewards data helped trace thousands of shoppers who visited a BWS liquor store and supermarket in Berala, helping NSW Health contain the cluster.
- Sue Mitchell
API flags softer first half amid 'challenging' retail conditions
CEO Richard Vincent expects first-half retail earnings to fall and says profit growth in the second-half will depend on the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Sue Mitchell
COVID tailwind lingers in supermarket sector
Panic buying may be over but supermarket sales growth is likely to remain strong as consumers work and holiday at home and eschew eating out.
- Sue Mitchell
Rich Lister Cowin's plant-based sausages push
The plant-based 'meat' group backed by the Hungry Jack's magnate and the CSIRO's venture capital arm wants a big piece of meat-eater heartland with its snags.
- Simon Evans
Retailers ride sales boom as shoppers step up spending
Travel restrictions and lockdowns have infuriated airlines and disrupted holiday plans but have been a boon for hardware, homewares and electronics retailers.
- Sue Mitchell
- Analysis
- Mergers & acquisitions
How Couche-Tard’s ambitious bid for France’s Carrefour was cut down
By branding a Couche-Tard takeover as a risk to France’s 'food sovereignty', some executives and bankers are worried the government has done lasting damage to its ability to attract foreign investors.
- Updated
- Leila Abboud and Jason Kirby
Closed borders stretch purple patch for JB Hi-Fi, Super Retail
The CEOs of both big retailers say they are in a sweet spot while people can't travel overseas.
- Updated
- Simon Evans
McInnes to leave Premier on a high note
After a decade in the top job, Mark McInnes says he is leaving Premier to spend more time with his family.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Curtain comes down on retail’s most dynamic duo
After Solomon Lew rescued Mark McInnes from corporate purgatory in 2011, the pair became one of the best double acts in Australia’s corporate sector. But all good things must end.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The great Australian spending spree is on
JB Hi-Fi and Super Retail Group are already winning from the $100 billion savings pile built by Australian consumers. The spending spree looks far from over.
- James Thomson
Canada's Couche-Tard drops $25b Carrefour bid
The decision to end merger talks came after a meeting on Friday between French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Couche-Tard's founder and chairman.
- Pamela Barbaglia and Gwénaëlle Barzic
Labor ratchets up pressure on Premier to repay JobKeeper
The Solomon Lew-backed retailer of brands such as Smiggle and Just Jeans is expecting record first-half retail earnings, but not everyone is impressed.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
Michael Hill upbeat after bumper Christmas trade
The jewellery retailer with international operations was hit hard during the pandemic but says its local Australian sites have had an outstanding Christmas.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Dunkin’ Donuts starts selling salads
The partnership is Farmer’s Fridge’s first with a fast-casual restaurant and furthers its mission to 'make fresh, healthy food as accessible as a candy bar'.
- Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
Couche-Tard Carrefour bid challenges French takeover hurdles
The bid faces a number of challenges, not least France's sometimes frosty reaction to takeovers of its blue-chip companies.
- Angelina Rascouet, Dinesh Nair, Ed Hammond and Manuel Baigorri
