The fashion label you need to know about
THIS is the global fashion label set to give the big guns like Zara, TopShop and H&M a serious run for their money when it hits Australia in October.
Retail
Shoplifter cops bizarre punishment
THIS shoplifter just wanted to pocket some free stuff, but the store owners were lying in wait to dish out a very unusual punishment.
Help us get this burger to Australia
AUSTRALIANS devour tens of millions of hamburgers each year, and we’re still hungry. It’s about time this iconic burger brand made its way Down Under.
Coke’s ‘desperate’ bid to stop its demise
SOFT drink has been blamed for our worldwide obesity epidemic, but now Coke is coaxing scientists to say it’s not responsible. Should we trust its claims?
‘Act like a lady, think like a man’
SOMETIMES the mind just boggles. Pen company Bic has been slammed for running a sexist advert that completely missed the mark. Unsurprisingly, the reaction was fierce.
Hipsters create their own cash
WANT to buy a coffee here? Times are ch-ch-changing. Hope you brought your hipster banknotes.
Target ditches ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ sections
BRAVO Target. The US stores are about to remove all ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ signs in their toy sections. It’s about time the Australian stores followed suit, says Lisa Almond.
Should brands stop trying so hard?
BURGER chains have weighed in on a hip-hop beef on Twitter, and the jury’s out on whether their approach is savvy or just strange. Should corporate brands stop trying to be cool?
Coles’ exquisite reply to customer’s gripe
IMAGINE finding a family of insects in what was supposed to be your dinner. It’s pretty gross, but Coles managed to see the funny side.
The place where Macca’s is not welcome
MCDONALD’S has plans to build a massive, 24-hour, two-storey family restaurant in one of Perth’s richest suburbs. But the residents are not pleased.
Is this the solution to dodgy reviews?
IMAGINE a world in which online reviews were actually reliable. It could be closer than you think.
Food icon reportedly paid 16-year-old for sex
FOR over 10 years, his face, and waistline, was plastered all over billboards and TV. But things just keep getting worse for the man who used to be hailed as an inspiration.
Restaurant riddled with cockroaches
AUSTRALIANS love this restaurant’s dumplings. Or at least, they did. The discovery of rats, cockroaches flies and faeces could change that.
Shopping is about to get a whole lot easier
ONE of the most frustrating things about shopping has been solved, as retail and banking giants promise the perfect, “seamless” experience.
Fact vs. fiction in halal debate
TERRORISM funding and fast food rage: the halal debate remains cloaked in rumour and myth. Here, we clear some of it up for you.
Drastic shake-up at struggling Myer
MYER is in a bad patch, and it’s about to take some big risks in a bid to revive its fortunes. The first step: taking an axe to 100 different brands.
How the flat white saved Starbucks
STARBUCKS is as American as they come. But it took an Aussie favourite to boost the massive chain’s bottom line.
This suburb is a shopper’s paradise
WHILE high street retailers are struggling across Australia, there’s one suburban strip that shoppers can’t get enough of.
Nasty surprise in instant meals
MILLIONS of people eat this company’s products, but a disturbing number of ‘isolated cases’ end up with more than they bargained for on their plates.
The girl who forced Grill’d to back down
FAST food chain Grill’d is changing its pay rates following a savage public backlash. This young woman can claim the credit.
Maggot found in Aldi product
A SHOPPER has discovered a maggot in a jar of food from Aldi, the latest in a series of such incidents to hit the popular German discount chain.
Ikea’s death-trap furniture warning
THE Swedish furniture giant is in a race against time to prevent another tragedy after two toddlers in the US were crushed by the same model of drawers.
Recall of movie cups that could kill
DEADLY novelty cups containing lithium batteries sold to children at cinemas screening Disney’s Inside Out film have been recalled in Queensland and NSW.
ABC Shops to close, 300 jobs to go
AS all 50 ABC Shops face the axe, managing director Mark Scott says the ABC can’t drain money out of broadcasting to prop up its beleaguered retail venture.
ABC Shops to close, 300 jobs to go
THE ABC is shutting down its network of physical stores as it shifts to an online retail model.
Customs crackdown on killer crayons
YOU don’t want your child putting these in their mouth. Crayons are among children’s toys containing asbestos that are being imported into Australia.
Aussie sisters taking on Europe
IT’S a brand beloved by celebs and ordinary people alike, now this Aussie family is planning to crack Europe and the US — without spending a cent on advertising.
Australia’s worst shopping centres
ONCE thriving shopping centres around Australia have been left abandoned. Locals complain of having to “eat service station food,” and being left in a “virtual community” where nobody knows each other.
The great big supermarket switch
AUSSIES love to hate on supermarkets — it’s like a national sport. But with new players in the field, the game is changing. This is how we really feel.
Frank Lowy undergoes brain surgery
WESTFIELD founder Frank Lowy has undergone brain surgery following complications arising from his podium fall at the A-League Grand Final in May.
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