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Despite Kmart profits rising, spurred by growth in its private label Anko products, uncertainty over interest rate cuts could bring gloom on the horizon for the big retailer.

‘We’re not out of the woods yet’: Kmart owner says rate cut not enough to entice shoppers

Although consumers continue to flock to Kmart in search of better deals, Wesfarmers’ CEO remains cautious.

  • Cindy Yin

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Shein and Temu had been exploiting the loophole for years.

Trump tightens screws on Chinese giants by shutting 87-year-old loophole

Donald Trump’s torrent of executive orders since taking office have sparked confusion and chaos. Now China’s e-commerce superstars Temu and Shein are in his crosshairs.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott

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
Catch.com.au will be shut down in the coming months.

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
An investigation found Bunnings had breached the privacy of hundreds of thousands of Australians.

Bunnings keen to roll out facial recognition tech to all its stores

The retailer remains defiant and determined to use the tech despite the privacy commissioner saying it breaches Australia’s privacy laws.

  • David Swan
Despite cost of living pressures, The Reject Shop recorded its lowest profit in four years.

Why the cost-of-living crisis hasn’t been a boon for $2 shops

You might imagine high inflation and interest rates would drive a rush towards discount stores. But the sector has other challenges.

  • Kayla Olaya
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An investigation by Australia’s privacy commissioner found Bunnings used CCTV cameras to capture the face of every person who entered 63 stores in Victoria and NSW between November 2018 and November 2021.

The hardware and garden centre chain where customers are always wrong

The privacy watchdog finds against Bunnings.

  • The Herald's View

Bunnings defends use of facial recognition after privacy breach

The retailer says its use of the technology appropriately balanced privacy with the need to protect staff against violent and organised crime.

  • David Swan and Jessica Yun
Independent Member for Curtin Kate Chaney, talking to Jesinta Burton in City Beach.

Kate Chaney on duty to family, falling into politics – and not putting up with crap

Kate Chaney talks about what her prominent West Australian political family taught her, and about being bold on climate policy in a mining town.

  • Jesinta Burton
Supermarkets and restaurants were the two main venues in the latest group flagged by Vic Health.

I have some Coles shares. Should I sell them before applying for the age pension?

If you feel the shares appear to have good long-term value your best strategy might be to hold them for the long term.

  • Noel Whittaker

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