This Month
Failed diversity push triggers demands for ASX governance overhaul
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott said proposed governance guidelines ‘went too far’.
Wesfarmers boss: rate cut good for consumers but inflation persists
The Perth-headquartered conglomerate delivered better than expected profit for the first half of the financial year, powered by Kmart and Bunnings.
January
Why Wesfarmers killed Catch.com.au
For a brief moment, it seemed Wesfarmers had found a winner when it bought online retail pioneer Catch Group. But it got two things wrong.
December 2024
‘Australia is falling behind’: 55 CEOs demand election action
Top chief executives say the next federal government must make the nation’s crippling regulatory burden and housing supply top priorities.
Wesfarmers CEO: ‘We can’t just wait around for rates to fall’
As Rob Scott says goodbye to an unsung hero of his own investment success, he says Australia’s tepid GDP growth can be a rallying point for the private sector.
October 2024
Don’t play politics with big business, warns Wesfarmers chairman
The prominent businessman said politicians should acknowledge that large companies are a “vital part of the economy” and “generate enormous benefits”.
August 2024
Kmart sparkle sends Wesfarmers’ profits and dividends higher
While the conglomerate’s retail brands including Bunnings and Officeworks posted increased earnings, the mining and energy businesses went backwards.
July 2024
Secrets of Olympians who have conquered the business world
BOSS speaks to six Olympians, including Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott and Generation Life CEO Grant Hackett, about the most valuable business lessons they learnt from sport.
May 2024
Boosting investment needs more than taxpayer cash: Wesfarmers boss
Rob Scott said he was making major investments in value-added processing for lithium, but faced serious barriers from approvals processes.
Wesfarmers flaunts its growth record, hopeful of lithium fortune
From hardware giant Bunnings and retailer Kmart, to the emerging lithium business and health unit, Mr Scott says Wesfarmers is well-placed amid a slower economic environment.
March 2024
Chilean lithium giant flags ‘aggressive’ Australian expansion
The chief executive of Chilean lithium giant SQM has described Western Australia as the next global “lithium bowl”.