Is this the end of Laura Ashley?
HOME furnishing company Laura Ashley Australia has entered voluntary administration, but it will continue trading as normal for now.
Retail
Weirdest place you’ll see baby formula
THERE is a baby formula shortage in Australia but boxes of it are stacked up against a wall in a Melbourne travel agency and are being exported.
Dick Smith workers are living in fear
THEY’VE been accused of lying and likened to thieves. As Dick Smith’s collapse gets worse and worse, the company’s workers are growing worried.
Dying grandpa’s $1200 gift card shock
AN ELDERY man in the final stages of cancer splashed out $1200 on a Dick Smith gift card for his grandson to buy a computer. It’s now worthless.
Why toy giant left Star Wars’ Rey out
THE force is strong with Star Wars fans, who convinced Hasbro to include Rey in a new game. But the company say they had reasons for omitting her.
Dick Smith disaster in five steps
HOW does the largest consumer electronics chain in Australia turn to dust? The answer is almost certainly down to one event.
Recall of hoverboards set to grow
CHOICE is warning many of the hoverboards sold for Christmas may not be safe and have urged owners to watch the toys “like a hawk” following a house fire.
‘Explaining to do’: Dick Smith’s spray
DICK Smith has slammed the previous owner of the troubled electronics store, saying it should guarantee the money customers are owed.
Dick Smith customers told not to worry
THIS is how Dick Smith Electronics reassured customers worried about its financial woes. A week later, its gift cards are worthless.
Starbucks barista ‘stole credit card’
A barista who allegedly stole a customer’s credit card details has been publicly shamed, with a video of the explosive confrontation going viral.
Dick Smith calls in the receivers
DICK Smith shares are in a trading halt as the banks call in receivers and a voluntary administrator is appointed.
Costco’s new Aussie locations
COSTCO Australia’s boss has revealed where some of its future stores will be built as the popular bulk discount retailer expands.
Is this the luckiest lotto shop ever?
CARLO Addamo’s little outlet has sold a staggering 31 first-prize lotto tickets, and on Saturday, he did it again.
No shirt? No shoes? No Maccas
McDONALD’S has been slammed for its dresscode, despite airing commercials with surfers flaunting their abs.
Australia to fight California roo ban
UNTIL today, we have been able to sell and export kangaroo products to California. But a ban has been reinstated and Australia is fighting back.
Iconic Toys R Us store closes
TOURISTS were drawn to a magic toy store that existed only in their imagination. Now they’ll have to keep dreaming.
Is it too late to fix Aussie retail brands?
THE Australian retail sector has never birthed a major brand good enough to export. Here’s what they need to do to survive global competition at home.
2000 teens in shopping brawl
WARNING: Graphic video. Shoppers were forced to flee as violence involving almost 2000 people engulfed a mall.
The shops most likely to rip you off
SPOT checks of businesses have revealed a disturbing trend in ripping off consumers — and where it’s most likely to happen.
Incredible cost of the Boxing Day sales
EAGER shoppers queued outside retail stores in the early hours of the morning, and they’re expected to spend billions of dollars throughout the day.
Toddler goes crazy over Xmas gift
LOOK, we’ve all been excited by a Christmas present. We know the feeling. But this little girl’s reaction to unwrapping hers was on another level altogether.
‘Thanks Coles for stuffing up Xmas’
CUSTOMERS are angry with Coles and Woolworths after their Christmas orders were stuffed up, and they’re venting online.
The one Christmas tradition we don’t have
WE’VE got the turkey, the tinsel, and even the festive jumpers. But there’s one Christmas staple Australia missed out on.
Woolies’ awkward baby formula blunder
WOOLWORTHS has been accused of discrimination against Chinese shoppers after the supermarket chain was caught in an awkward blunder.
Traffic chaos ‘will only get worse’
THE annual trek to the fish markets has become something of a ritual for Sydneysiders on Christmas Eve — and so has the long wait.
Australia’s worst Christmas decorations
COME on, ‘Straya, this is embarrassing. We bring you a collection of the weirdest, tackiest and most distinctively Australian attempts at festive cheer.
Grandma crushed by Ikea wardrobe
A GRANDMOTHER accused of lying by Ikea has won her compensation case against the Swedish furniture giant, vindicating her remarkable story.
Petrol price data win for drivers
AUSTRALIANS will get access to the same data as BP, Woolworths, Caltex and 7-Eleven under a new deal to help them decide where and when to buy fuel.
Shamed for parking in disabled spot
WE’RE all in a rush to tick off our Christmas lists, but this is not okay. And yes, that is a Beamer.
Woolies sells goods to China
SUPERMARKET giant Woolworths is tapping into China’s insatiable demand for Australian food and grocery products.
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