‘Be in the game or suffer’: ‘Black November’ is reshaping Christmas and Boxing Day sales
With end-of-year sales “marathon” starting earlier and earlier in November, Australian retailers are rewriting their battle plans.
- by Jessica Yun
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Energy, consumer shares weigh on ASX; bitcoin below $US100,000
The Australian sharemarket finished lower on Friday, with every sector bar utilities retreating after the huge rally in US stocks lost momentum overnight.
- by Jessica Yun
Dazy v Dazie: The Iconic sues Shein for ripping off exclusive label
The Australian retailer and its Chinese rival are at loggerheads.
- by Jessica Yun
IGA picks up more foot traffic as more Australians shop local
The independent grocery chain’s operator Metcash says customers shopping around for value were happy to look beyond the two major players - Woolworths and Coles - for everyday items.
- by Jessica Yun
‘We all get hammered’: Harvey Norman’s court battles don’t faze Gerry
The veteran retailer has slammed Australia’s legal system, and said people won’t stop shopping at Harvey Norman as it fights allegations of misleading customers.
- by Jessica Yun
‘Ignorance and inattention’: Bubble tea giant Chatime fined for wage scandal
The bubble tea chain and its managing director Chen “Charlley” Zhao have been penalised for ripping off 152 workers in 2016.
- by Jessica Yun
More consumers using buy now, pay later and loyalty rewards for everyday expenses
Paypal, Flybuys and Afterpay say more people are using financial products and rewards programs as households battle cost-of-living pressures.
- by Jessica Yun
‘Not equipped to help’: Four things the ACCC supermarket inquiry did and didn’t hear
ACCC counsel assisting Naomi Sharp, SC, had plenty of questions in the supermarket inquiry hearings, but supermarket executives skirted around the answers at times.
- by Jessica Yun
Ignoring Black Friday sales is no longer an option for retailers. So now they’re getting tactical
Savvy shoppers are waiting for good deals before they spend, making it tougher for retailers to opt out of the big sale. But if done right, it can be lucrative.
- by Jessica Yun
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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.
- by David Swan and Jessica Yun
Woolworths not guilty of land-banking, says supermarket’s property boss
Former Woolworths executives including Brad Banducci returned to face questions from the competition watchdog about competition and pricing.
- by Jessica Yun
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