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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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SpendingEconomics

08/09/20 The shot tower in Melbourne central shopping centre. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Uncertainty, job losses cut consumer spending

Nervous consumers fretting over COVID-19, mounting unemployment and a wobbly economy bank spare cash.

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FashionCompanies

9/9/19: Bernie Brookes at the Pitt St Mall in Sydney. He is a retail expert and a former chief executive of Myer. John Feder/The Australian.

‘Listen to retail or watch it die’

Former Myer boss complains of poor Victorian consultation over lockdowns, as he leads a rescue of fashion retailer Colette.

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LockdownsCompanies

EMBARGO SUNDAY AUGUST 16. NO NEWS.COM/NO THE AUSTRALIAN//NO SKY NEWS : RETAIL TRENDS FOR 2021 - Paul Zahra speaks about the Future of Retail in 2021, Potts Point, Sydney Australia on JULY 27 2020. Photo: Daily Telegraph Gaye Gerard

‘No sign’ of Victoria retail reprieve

Retail chief Paul Zahra warns of permanent closures in Victoria as lockdowns continue, and worries about end of federal stimulus.

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RetailCompanies

swimwear SA Weekend fashion Seafolly swimwear Picture: Supplied

New Seafolly chief slams state’s lockdown

Seafolly is pinning its hopes on a stronger domestic market, where consumers travel locally and spend on new swimwear.

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RetailCompanies

31/01/2017: Claire Peters - Managing Director, Woolworths Supermarkets, a the unveiling of their latest flagship store format in an attempt to maintain its sales growth lead over Coles.There's emphasis on fresh food, convenience meals and organic produce. Peters is British, and used to work at Tesco's and now trying to turnaround Woolies biggest division. Hollie Adams/The Australian

New job for Woolies supermarkets boss

Woolworths’ successful supermarkets chief Claire Peters is taking on a new, more powerful position, amid executive changes.

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ExclusiveEconomics

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos AUGUST 31, 2020: A COVID mural is seen in Southbank during stage four COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ David Crosling

The research that Victorian Premier ‘ignored’

A confidential research report commissioned by Bunnings highlighted that keeping busy was essential to ‘staying sane’ during the tight stage-four regulations.

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ONLINE RETAILEconomics

A woman sending and/or receiving an online shopping delivery. Picture: iStock.

Older shoppers plug into the internet

Older shoppers are increasingly turning to online shopping as heavy restrictions across the country limit movement and business opening hours.

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VictoriaCompanies

A woman faced Nanango Court after giving herself a $730 discount on a tiger garden statue from Bunnings. Photo: Flickr/Michele Mossop

Bunnings boss hammers Andrews

The CEO of one of Australia’s biggest employers has broken silence on Victoria’s lockdown and is now openly criticising the Andrews government.

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Lost wagesCompanies

The Glen celebrated the launch of the final stage of its redevelopment. People piled into David Jones upon the opening of its new store.

David Jones giant sorry for underpayments

The owner of David Jones and Country Road blames system errors as it joins other retailers, underpaying staff $3.7m.

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MARKETSMarkets

*Embargoed and to be published on January 1* Peter Costello in his office in Melbourne. National Archives will release the 20-year Cabinet papers. *Embargoed and to be published on January 1*. Picture: Josie Hayden

Cashed up Future Fund casts a wary eye up the risk curve

Even the biggest investor in the country is beset by the same problems as ordinary investors.

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