ASX Announcements
Change of Director's Interest Notice - Stephen Donohue
Change of Director’s Interest Notice
- Sep 5, 2024
- 3 pages
Notification of cessation of securities - EDV
Appendix 3H (Notification of cessation of securities)
- Sep 5, 2024
- 4 pages
September
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Endeavour Group CEO’s last drinks a chance to reset
Steve Donohue knows booze and retail as well as anyone, but shareholder diplomacy was a challenge. Good luck to whoever takes over.
- Anthony Macdonald
Dan Murphy’s parent Endeavour rocked by CEO exit
Over three decades Steve Donohue rose from the Dan Murphy’s shop floor to the top job. On Friday, he shocked the market with his departure.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
Star dives 50pc; Endeavour CEO exits; Negative gearing admission
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Can sorbet sell hard seltzer? Fellr is banking on it for the summer
The local alcohol brand faces intense competition from overseas giants, including White Claw. The tie-up with hot gelato outfit Messina appears to be working.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Vintage Cellars to disappear under Coles’ bottle shop rebrand
Coles is trialling an enlarged Liquorland footprint as its best chance of catching up to rival retailer Dan Murphy’s.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Analysis
- Land banking
Endeavour’s property gambit needs capital and patience
Endeavour Group needs time to deliver its plans to redevelop excess land in its pubs and retail freeholdings. But how much longer will it get?
- Jemima Whyte
August
Woolworths sells out of Endeavour Group; Goldman Sachs on trade
The $383 million block trade was handled by Goldman Sachs.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Only 1¢ in the dollar for creditors in Mighty Craft wipeout
Administrators say creditors may get between 0.5¢ and 0.9¢ in the dollar under a deal that preserves the collapsed beer and spirits group’s stake in zero carb brand Better Beer.
- Simon Evans
- Updated
- Earnings season
Woolworths loses ground to Coles after tumultuous year
The major retailer recorded a slight fall in underlying profit, which were all but wiped out by a big write-down in its New Zealand business.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
Forget Aperol spritz, this is what’s hot on the drink list this year
Aperol Spritz is so last year. Zoncello limoncello spritz and local sparkling wine are on the summer drinks hit list.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Results Wrap
- Chanticleer
Why NIB caught a post-COVID cold
The private health insurer feels the heat on margins, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank gets a grilling on costs and Dan Murphy’s owner Endeavour finds some wins from AI.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
Dan Murphy’s owner Endeavour reveals slow start to the financial year
The group, which also runs hotels and wineries, started the new financial year with weaker than expected turnover.
- Carrie LaFrenz
The fundie who unexpectedly became CEO of a wine company
James Williamson has temporarily jumped the fence to run Australian Vintage, and is agitating for M&A. His fund owns shares in the listed wine group.
- Simon Evans
- Exclusive
- Retail
Wesfarmers wants slice of retail media boom for Bunnings, Officeworks
The hardware and stationery giants have plans to enter the novel sector, joining Woolworths and Coles.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Sam Buckingham-Jones
The big names to watch as craft beer stages a comeback
Comedians, UFC fighters, an ex-NAB chief executive and an NRL superstar are among those backing craft brewers in tough times. There’s plenty of fight left in the industry, with diversification into ready-to-drink spirits one of the weapons.
- Simon Evans and Emily Day
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Dan Murphy’s boss was almost sacked on his first day
As he celebrates three decades working at Dan Murphy’s, the Endeavour Group chief executive is ready for more direct feedback from his critics.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Liquor giant Dan Murphy’s absorbs Penfolds price hikes
The retail chain’s managing director Agi Pfeiffer-Smith said the market is increasingly competitive and even shoppers seeking small luxuries want a deal.
- Carrie LaFrenz
July
Ready-to-drink vodka maker Billson’s Beverages goes bust
Beechworth-based Billson’s was established in 1865. Co-owner Nathan Cowan is “devastated” at the collapse, caused by a spending downturn and punishing excise taxes.
- Simon Evans
The suburbs where Australians drink the most champagne
Baby boomers are big drinkers of imported bubbles, but younger consumers are driving demand for alternatives such as prosecco.
- Michael Bleby
How much is The Inspired Unemployed’s Better Beer worth? $80m
Despite the failure of one of the company’s biggest shareholders, ASX-listed Mighty Craft, the zero carb brewery has recorded a jump in sales over the year.
- Simon Evans