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Eli GreenblatSenior Business Reporter

Eli Greenblat has written for The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Financial Review covering a range of sectors across the economy and stockmarket. He has covered corporate rounds such as telecommunications, health, biotechnology, financial services, and property. He is currently The Australian’s senior business reporter writing on retail and beverages.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos -Wednesday, 14 August 2024: Rebecca Farrell (L) and and whistleblower Amelia Berczelly (R) pictured walking to Federal Court in Sydney. Picture: NewsWire / Monique Harmer

Super Retail seeking to hide ‘dirty laundry’, court hears

The owner of Supercheap Auto and BCF has been accused of trying to suppress key details of an alleged settlement with two former legal executives.

Eli Greenblat

AgricultureBusiness

Manly's Four Olives Deli for Smart Shopper. Cheese room cheeses. King Island cheddar.

Flower pot men to the rescue for gourmet dairy

King Island Dairy, slated for closure and the disappearance of its brand, has been sold to an executive who manages a large plastic pot operation with a dealmaking background.

Eli Greenblat

RetailRetail

10/10/2024. Country Road flagship stores is Sydney's CBD. Britta Campion / The Australian

Australia stuck in retail recession, says Country Road owner

The South African owner of Country Road Group says Australia has been in a ‘retail recession’ for the past 18 months but analysts insist many retailers are thriving.

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RetailRetail

Bumpy times ahead for Country Road

The international owner of Country Road, Mimco, Witchery, Trenery and Politix is reviewing the carrying value of its Australian brands after profit sllump.

Eli Greenblat

ExclusiveBusiness

Pictured at the Good Price Pharmacy at Carrara from L-R Justine Mok and Amy Robertson prefering buying cosmetics at pharmacies than high-end products . Picture Mike Batterham

Coles laments $500m in sales lost to supermarket rivals

Internal Coles analysis reveals the supermarket sector has lost as much as $500m in sales in the health and home categories to non-grocery retailers such as Amazon, Chemist Warehouse and Temu.

Eli Greenblat

ExclusiveRetail

Australia the hub for Nutella’s Asia spread

Italian food giant Ferrero is heavily investing in its Australian manufacturing sites as it increasingly views the country as a key hub to export its popular spread Nutella into Asia.

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ExclusivePolitics

Harvey Norman chief executive Gerry Harvey.

Harvey: nation’s day of reckoning ‘inevitable’

Prominent retailer Gerry Harvey says Australia has the worst energy and industrial relations policies in the world, but is still doing well; however, whoever wins the election we still face a daunting black hole of debt when the reckoning comes. And it will.

Eli Greenblat and Cliona O'Dowd

RetailBusiness