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The global luxury market is slowing down, and Australia is no exception.

Chanel, Armani, Tiffany’s: What’s killing ‘big logo’ luxury brands?

Luxury fashion houses are falling out of favour with younger consumers, as the rise of “quiet luxury” turns consumers off showy labels.

  • Jessica Yun

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David King, founder of upmarket furniture brand King Living, is opening a new showroom in Sydney’s northern beaches suburb of Balgowah.

‘You live your life on these things’: The King assembling the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of furniture

Not even Trump’s tariffs faze King Living founder David King, who is building a 100-year furniture empire he hopes will last long after he has left the business.

  • Jessica Yun
Bank shares are known for their dividends, but some analysts say these payments are unsustainable.

‘Snowball effect’: RBA’s card surcharge ban risks higher prices and job cuts

Businesses would be banned from applying surcharges to all credit and debit card transactions from July next year under a Reserve Bank proposal.

  • Elias Visontay, Jessica Yun and Shane Wright
Grace McClelland said working for a fast-fashion company led to her making content about sustainable consumption.

More Australian retailers axe free returns after ‘reckoning’ of costs

Shopping habits – including “repeat returns” offending – are taking a toll on businesses.

  • Frances Howe
Dyson’s global head of formulations Justina Mejia-Montane.

The big leap: Why Dyson employees are encouraged to ‘have the wrong thinking’

The Brooklyn-born executive leading Dyson’s latest foray into beauty offers a glimpse into how the “Apple of home appliances” reckons it can thrive outside its natural habitat.

  • Jessica Yun
Plans to reinvigorate the Southbank precinct have been under discussion since 2020.

From gateway to ghost town: Southgate a shadow of its former glory

Once a haven of fine dining, the Southgate centre is struggling to keep tenants – or interest.

  • Crystal Choo
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Rude customers? Retail review gives us one star, at best

The customer is not always right. If you missed it, there’s a law against abusing retail staff. What’s become of the social order?

  • Malcolm Knox
The kind of crowds I feel like I have to face every time I walk down Queen Street Mall.

Is the Brisbane CBD really ‘dead’?

If it is suffering a slow death, someone might want to tell Wendy’s, after announcing a store in the heart of the city this week.

  • Courtney Kruk
Will the trolleys be the future of shopping?

I was all for smart trolleys at the supermarket – until they made me feel dumb

The trolley’s digital dashboard is urging me to spend another $20 to unlock a deal. Are these smart trolleys really going to save us money?

  • Claire Heaney
Labubu and its evil sidekick Lafufu.

Goblin doll Labubu’s evil twin contaminating Australian supply, authorities warn

On Tuesday, NSW Fair Trading warned Australian shoppers of scams relating to a fake viral doll.

  • Frances Howe

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