Online shopping
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- Fashion retail
Inside Shein, the fast-fashion giant extolling ‘the future of retail’
Behind the scenes of its first attempt to build an in-house Australian brand, with a highly competitive label where appearances are everything.
- Jessica Yun and Lauren Ironmonger
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Jeanswest to shut all stores, with 600 jobs on the line
The Australian-founded, foreign-owned denim label is aiming to keep operating as an online retailer, as tough trading conditions force it to close physical stores.
- Staff reporter
Australia’s $69b habit exposed as online shopping hits record
Eight years ago, the biggest online shopping platforms were eBay, Etsy, Redbubble and Catch.com.au – but the e-commerce landscape looks very different since COVID-19.
- Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
Why shoppers love click and collect, and the supermarkets don’t
With everyone blaming the supermarkets for the cost-of-living crisis, now is not the time for them to start charging for the popular service, as much as they may want to.
- Elizabeth Knight
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- Copyright
‘The Iconic is not the owner’: Shein countersues Aussie retailer in copycat case
One of Australia’s biggest online fashion destinations has taken the fight to $100 billion fast fashion juggernaut Shein, which is fighting back.
- Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- Wesfarmers
The $230m experiment that Wesfarmers would rather forget
How the online marketplace Catch.com.au became a (shopping) basket case, posting years of losses.
- Elizabeth Knight
Online retailer Catch.com.au to shut down; 190 jobs to go
The website has failed to compete with the likes of Amazon, Shein and Temu, and parent company Wesfarmers is cutting its losses.
- Jessica Yun
If you dread buying swimwear, these expert tips have you covered
An Australian quiet luxury brand launches its first range, the colours that are on trend, plus the ’90s style making a comeback.
- Melissa Singer
‘The time pressure helps’: Anatomy of last-minute Christmas shopping
Melbourne indie bookstore owner Leesa Lambert deliberately does not play Christmas carols in her store to try and decrease stress for last-minute shoppers.
- Hannah Kennelly
What’s inside teenagers’ wardrobes these days? It’s complicated
The clothes teenagers wear are an endless source of fascination. But while Gen Z is more likely than any generation before them to say they wear their values, their wardrobes often tell a different story.
- Melissa Singer, Lauren Ironmonger and The Visual Stories Team
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