Costume jewellery chain Lovisa’s mostly young female staff were exploited, not given proper meal and rest breaks, and even forced to pay for and wear its products each shift, a lawsuit alleges.
The company behind a stable of fashion brands like Country Road, Mimco and Witchery has suffered a sales slump leading up to Christmas to add its name to a growing list of struggling retailers.
Mystery surrounds the immediate exit of Tanya Barden as chief of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, leaving the peak body representing supermarket suppliers without a leader.
The hardware giant is investing in more advertising in its stores, with in-store advertising believed to generate as much as $1.6bn in revenue for retailers.
Rivers is the latest once-famous retail brand to be killed off following the collapse of its owner Mosaic Brands, with all 136 Rivers stores set to close with the loss of around 650 jobs.
Myer boss Olivia Wirth has won overwhelming shareholder approval for the acquisition of Solomon Lew’s apparel brands and now has the huge task of integrating them from ‘day zero’.
If Myer and Premier Investments shareholders approve their historic $880m deal, billionaire Solomon Lew will return to the department chain’s board after more than two decades.
Tim Ford doesn’t just want to pack product off to China never to be seen again; he believes his Treasury Wine Estates and Penfolds brand can be a driving force in that country’s wine community.
Australia’s energy chiefs, and their biggest customers, are calling for policy certainty from government to ensure a more efficient and prosperous transition to renewable power.
Woolworths will be proudly celebrating Australia Day after its decision to ditch celebratory merchandise such as flags and thongs triggered protests.
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