April 2020
'It's time': Retailers push to reopen doors
Retailers urged governments to reconsider how long strict lockdown laws should remain in place and prepare to lift restrictions in low-risk areas and activities so they can safely reopen shuttered stores.
March 2020
Plan to freeze overheads amid retail rent strike
National cabinet is considering ways to free businesses of overheads such as rents and mortgage repayments, as some of the richest landlords and retailers face off over a shopping centre rent strike
'Irresponsible': Retailers call for total lockdown
Retailers are voluntarily shutting stores and calling on the government to follow New Zealand's lead and order a total lockdown of non-essential services.
Harvey Norman local sales jump as global shutdown hits retailers
Harvey Norman appears to be faring better than other discretionary retailers, judging by a flurry of trading updates on Thursday.
February 2020
Cyber sales a necessary evil, says Accent boss
The group behind popular shoe chains The Athlete's Foot and Hype said same-stores sales in the first seven weeks of the new half are up 3 per cent.
November 2019
Footwear retailer Accent suffers first strike
Footwear retailer Accent Group has received a first strike against its remuneration report, after a near miss last year.
Accent takes on Amazon and eBay with online shoe marketplace
Online footwear marketplace Cremm will sell more than 12,000 products across more than 50 brands, including ones not currently sold by Accent.
Accent buys collapsed activewear brand Stylerunner
Australia's largest footwear retailer snapped up online retailer Stylerunner less than three weeks after it collapsed.
October 2019
Michael Hapgood sells $4.4m Accent shares
Investors take a dim view of insider sales, and so most biting that bullet tend to do so in one big hit.
September 2019
Footwear chain Ziera falls into voluntary administration
The collapse of the family-owned footwear chain follows the demise of almost a dozen retailers this year.
Retailers say stimulus will take months to flow through to sales
Billions of dollars of stimulus aimed at boosting spending has yet to flow through to the embattled retail sector, retail CEOs say.
August 2019
Shoe retailer Accent PIVOTs to take on Rebel
If the shoe fits: Accent has postponed overseas expansion in favour of domestic growth including a new chain of budget-priced sports wear.
July 2019
Footwear retailer's new Trybe targets tiny feet
Accent Group is targeting parents willing to pay as much as $190 for mini-me versions of their favourite shoe brands.
January 2019
Volley shoes brand has last laugh on Kmart 10 years after being booted out
Iconic Australian footwear brand Volley is having the last laugh on Kmart.
August 2018
Accent Group profits rise 18pc as sneaker sales soar
Accent Group is cementing its leadership of the footwear market by raising targets for new stores and online sales while exploring opportunities in Asia.
July 2018
Accent Group cops speeding ticket amid fears of sell-down
Accent Group shares fell as much as 17.4 per cent amid fears of a sell-down by Hype DC founders.
April 2018
Accent Group CEO denounces 'lazy retailing' as discounting soars
Barely two months after the January clearance sales wrapped up, major retailers are discounting heavily again, adding to discount 'fatigue'.
March 2018
Accent Group to take Platypus chain to Asia
Footwear retailer Accent Group plans to take its Platypus format overseas, starting in Singapore, with the help of shareholder Brett Blundy.
December 2017
Decathlon opens first Australian store
Decathlon sells most of the products available at Super Retail Group's Rebel Sports stores and BCF and Rays outdoor recreation stores, but at half the price.
Australian retailers will get an Amazon boost too
Australian retailers are not without the means and ability to fight back against US giant Amazon.