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Eli GreenblatSenior Business Reporter

Eli Greenblat is a senior business reporter at The Australian and leads coverage for the paper on the retail and beverages industries as well as covering issues related to supermarket regulation and competition, consumer behaviour, shopping, online retail and food and grocery suppliers. He has previously written for The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review.

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The indicator board at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is seen in Sydney, Tuesday, December 18, 2018. (AAP Image/Erik Anderson) NO ARCHIVING

ASX hits 3-week low

ASX closes at three-week low, spurred on by a downturn in US futures.

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Keeping neatRetail

Jacob Stockwell 15 uses clippers to give his younger brother Noah Stockwell 12 his specialty home trained mullet haircut at their Panorama home Wednesday April,22,2020.Picture Mark Brake

Pandemic shapes Shaver Shop’s success

Not everyone grew their hair in lockdown. As salons closed, home grooming sent Shaver Shop sales and profits into record territory.

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Food favouriteRetail

25/08/2016: Inghams chief executive Mick McMahon with some of their products in the supermarket aisle at Woolworths. Inghams chicken will soon float on the ASX. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Chicken is back and Inghams is crowing

Poultry producer Inghams has returned to growth amid a recovery in demand for chicken after a pandemic hit.

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retailBusiness

Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott after announcement of half year resultsPHOTO: MARIE NIRME

Wesfarmers upbeat on outlook

Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott says he is more confident about the nation’s battle against COVID-19.

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BEVERAGESRetail

Coke Amatil CEO Alison Watkins posing for a photo at their office in North Sydney on the 22nd of August 2019. Photographer: Adam Yip

Coca-Cola reveals a Covid fizzer

Coca-Cola Amatil’s annual profit has more than halved as COVID-19 severely disrupted consumption of soft drinks and bottled water.

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WineCompanies

Treasury details ‘bold’ wine split

Treasury Wine Estates will split its operations into three and sell unwanted US brands, as China tariffs take their toll on profits.

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RetailRetail

13/11/18 New Coles CEO Steven Cain at the opening of their new Coles local store in Surrey Hills. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Coles boss wary retail lift will not last

Coles boss Steven Cain has taken aim at the effervescent mood of the nation’s retailers.

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Business

$1.8m in JobKeeper returned

Fast food chain owner Collins Foods is the latest retailer to return JobKeeper payments to the federal government.

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Consumer boomCompanies

Breville Oracle Touch Coffee Machine Image supplied

Breville eyes Europe, cracks $1bn in sales

Home appliances group Breville surprises investors by holding back some of the cash from a pandemic-linked home spending spike.

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RetailCompanies

Adairs New Farm store manager Julie Wedrat. Pic Peter Wallis

Adairs in JobKeeper, dividend double

Furnishings retailer Adairs has repaid $6.1m in JobKeeper while also almost doubling its interim payout, after profits soared.

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