Shopping
‘Real concerns’: Supermarket giants still in the watchdog’s crosshairs
Supermarkets, telcos, online influencers and excessive credit card surcharges will all come under scrutiny from the powerful competition regulator in 2025-26.
- Clancy Yeates
Latest
Eggs crack new high amid fresh bird flu outbreak
Australians are paying 23 per cent more for eggs than they were two years ago, as avian influenza limits supply.
- Madeleine Heffernan
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
Why 2500 products will be disappearing from Coles’ shelves
The Himalayan Rock variety may survive the great Coles salt cull of 2025. But there are 13 salt categories on offer and the lion’s share will be removed, as will, for example, some shampoos.
- Elizabeth Knight
End of an era as Elizabeth’s Bookshop retreats from Perth CBD
Its dark green-and-white decor has been an institution in Perth city for more than 30 years. But as foot traffic falls, the local landmark has made its choice.
- Emma Young
Landmark David Jones building in Bourke Street sells for $223m
The building has sold, but the iconic department store that occupies the Bourke Street Mall site isn’t leaving as it has an 18-year lease.
- Simon Johanson
- Exclusive
- Consumer spending
Despite rising prices, Australians are tipping more
Melbourne and Brisbane tippers were the most generous and Sydneysiders among the most frugal as Australians tipped more in 2024.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
Could you buy nothing for a whole year? The Aussies curbing their shopping habits
A no-buy challenge may sound restrictive, but for those who have done it, it’s brought freedom.
- Lauren Ironmonger
The lipstick effect: How our $5.9 billion beauty splurge became a ‘necessity’
It’s one area we don’t stop spending on when times are tough – and businesses are seeking to cash in.
- Jessica Yun
- Exclusive
- Education
Back-to-school costs send families to the financial brink
The soaring costs of equipping children for the new term has resulted in record numbers of parents asking for help.
- Noel Towell
Aussies face $2.7 billion Christmas debt hangover
Christmas shopping has given close to 2 million Australians a debt hangover that many will spend months paying off.
- Hannah Kennelly
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