September
Athlete star power drives 600pc rise in undies company’s share price
Step One, a bamboo underwear producer for “bigger blokes”, had a difficult start on the ASX, but a new women’s fitness range has reversed the slump.
- Simon Evans
Is Cettire having a lend?
Even its most loyal of backers must by now agree this is a very kooky business.
- Myriam Robin
July
- Exclusive
- Venture capital
Frazis unveils venture capital fund, makes first investments
The Gen Y tech investor has nabbed stakes in a dozen start-ups in tech, health and e-commerce, thanks to $10 million raised from wealthy investors.
- Tom Richardson
June
Online shopping has become a giant fake-product machine
TikTok is better than any other digital platform for turning cult favourites into global bestsellers – and making counterfeiters money.
- Amanda Mull
Cettire quietly enters China’s rocky luxury goods market
The ASX-listed retail platform had flagged the move this year. But it comes as rivals including Yoox Net-a-Porter focus on “more profitable geographies”.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Sleeping Duck wins court battle with biggest investor
Venture capitalist Adir Shiffman had alleged the mattress retailer had sidelined him from the business. The Supreme Court of Victoria threw out the case.
- Tess Bennett
May
Zip’s Larry Diamond returning to Sydney, says US mission accomplished
Diamond says he heeded warnings from James Gorman, setting Zip onto a profitable path in the US, where he expects BNPL to keep winning share off credit cards.
- James Eyers
Why Kogan stops interviews with marathon runners to hire them
BOSS sat down with Kogan.com founder Ruslan Kogan just as his share price collapsed by 30 per cent.
- Patrick Durkin
April
How supermarket shoppers became part of a $3.8b gold rush
As supermarkets hunt for new sources of revenues in an age of rising costs and narrowing margins, they have stumbled on one of their most valuable assets: data.
- James Warrington
March
- Exclusive
- Retail
David Jones pens new tech deal to power $35m fresh revenue
The Anchorage Capital-owned department store has signed up US advertising firm Criteo to help it boost revenue and profitability.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Sam Buckingham-Jones
Booktopia vows to do anything to stay afloat
The boss of the book retailer says all options are on the table in a strategic review hastened by a disastrous share price performance.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Retail
From nothing to $1b: Inside Temu and Shein’s flying start in Australia
The fast fashion group and Temu, an ultra-cheap marketplace, are rewriting the rules of retailing as shoppers flock to their low-cost platforms.
- Nick Bonyhady and Carrie LaFrenz
Customers may hate supermarket anti-theft tech, but investors don’t
Coles share price rise is partly due to its ability to take advantage of tech like artificial intelligence to stop thieves and appeal to more shoppers.
- Paul Smith
February
Alibaba approves another $38b in buybacks after sales slump
The Hangzhou-based group is trying to stage a comeback from years of brutal government punishment and strategic missteps.
- Jane Zhang
- Opinion
- Mergers & acquisitions
The online beauty stock that will be a takeover target this year
Doubts remain on whether Adore Beauty is really a scalable business, but a failed PE takeover bid late last year will not be the last we hear of a profitable buyout.
- Updated
- Adir Shiffman
December 2023
- Opinion
- Retail
RIP to fast and free shipping
The urgency around overhauling retail businesses to offer speedy delivery at no extra cost turned out to be an expensive reaction to a momentary trend.
- Leticia Miranda
- Exclusive
- Retail
Retail sector to bounce back in 2024 faster than expected
The sector will be helped by higher population growth and moderating interest rates, says KPMG partner James Stewart.
- Carrie LaFrenz
How Australia Post CEO secured letters reprieve where others failed
The understated and straight shooting Paul Graham has pulled off what his “rock star” predecessors, Ahmed Fahour and Christine Holgate, could not.
- Patrick Durkin
How new postie rounds will work when daily letters are dead
The Greens and crossbench senators have reserved their right to force a vote on changes to Australia Post that would end daily letter deliveries.
- Patrick Durkin
- Exclusive
- Retail
The six locations where AusPost is testing the end of daily letters
The government is expected to sign off on dropping such deliveries potentially as early as this week, as part of a restructure of Australia Post.
- Patrick Durkin