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ACCC sues meal-kits giants over unhealthy attitude to cancellations

More than 100,000 customers potentially could receive compensation after meal delivery giants HelloFresh and Youfoodz allegedly charged them despite subscription cancellations.

Joseph Carbone

WineBusiness

Investors fear the worst for Treasury Wine’s next move

The Penfolds owner faces a potential banking covenant breach as wine sales plummet across key markets, leaving investors bracing for devastating news on Wednesday.

Eli Greenblat

RetailBusiness

Coles and Woolworths face new ACCC adversary

Supermarket operators Coles and Woolworths are fighting an empowered ACCC on price gouging which they say there is no evidence of.

David Ross

ExclusiveBusiness

Coles swoops on suppliers for last minute Christmas ad blitz

The holiday sprint is on: Coles and Woolworths are going head‑to‑head in a holiday season for the ages, and Coles is rolling out a last‑minute in‑store and online advertising blitz to boost impulse buys and trolley extras.

Eli Greenblat

RetailBusiness

Reject Shop revamp under Dollarama begins with value shopper

The new Canadian owner of The Reject Shop will only change its name to ‘Dollarama’ when it believes the revamped discount chain best reflects its strategy. And that means much cheaper products.

Eli Greenblat

Swept awayBusiness

Robovacs are the silent stars of Black Friday

Many Australians expect to buy a helpful appliance, but increasingly they find themselves forming an unexpected attachment. The numbers don’t lie: app downloads for robot vacuums jumped 78 per cent in November.

Charlie Cunningham

CEO Survey 2026Leadership

Strong trade ‘key to our future’: Treasury Wines

The boss of one of Australia’s biggest wine companies has delivered an upbeat assessment of the economy while warning against overreach on work from home mandates.

Sam Fischer

CEO Survey 2026Leadership

Household budgets remain under pressure: Woolworths CEO

The supermarkets chief executive Amanda Bardwell says while consumer optimism is building, confidence is fragile with cost of living pressures still real.

Amanda Bardwell

RetailRetail

Solomon Lew’s date of return to the Myer board revealed

He’s been gone for 23 years and was a fierce critic but billionaire Solomon Lew is being welcomed back to the Myer board with open arms as the department store told its AGM it’s making strong gains.

Eli Greenblat

CommentaryCommentary

Behind the scenes of the surprise retail spending rush

A surprise trading boom in Black Friday’s final week points to change in the retail sector, leaving even successful merchants scrambling to understand the new reality.

Robert Gottliebsen

CompaniesRetail

Sam Prince loses another CEO, poaches rival

The bloodletting in the executive ranks of billionaire Dr Sam Prince’s businesses continues, with the loss of another CEO.

Max Aitchison

DealsRetail

‘Next step’: Redback Boots sells stake to US giant

A century-old Australian family bootmaking dynasty has sold majority control to a Wall Street giant while vowing to stay ‘100 per cent Australian-made’.

Angelica Snowden

RetailRetail

Smiggle struggles, Premier shares dive almost 17pc on poor outlook

A surprise $100m share buyback wasn’t enough to stop a deep dive by Premier Investments shares, as Smiggle continues to struggle and a profit update badly missed analyst expectations.

Eli Geenblat

RetailBusiness

H&M’s Australian dream crumbles with $35m unpaid wages bill

When H&M opened its first store in Australia more than 15,000 people lined up. Now, the Swedish fashion giant is facing sliding sales and a provision as high as $35m for underpayments.

Eli Greenblat

Skin CareBusiness

Woolies glams up with help from Celeste Barber

The woman who built a comedy empire mocking Instagram poses, Celeste Barber, has created her own makeup you ‘can’t f..k up’, with Woolworths launching it nationally.

Tansy Harcourt

WATERSHEDNation

Shoppies’ win over pharmacy behemoth

The Fair Work Commission has delivered a crushing blow to Chemist Warehouse’s billionaire owners, forcing them to the bargaining table with workers for the first time.

Ewin Hannan

ExclusiveBusiness

White Fox faces $198k fine amid ASIC private company crackdown

Fashion giant White Fox faces a fine for never filing a financial report, as the $2bn empire built from a Sydney couple’s garage takes off in the world’s biggest market.

Tansy Harcourt

RetailBusiness

Toothpaste empire profits treble despite huge sales drop

HiSmile’s co-founders have taken $4.35m pay day as profits at the Gold Coast toothpaste company trebled despite sales plummeting, the latest financial filings show.

John Stensholt

RetailRetail

KFC owner upgrades outlook as sales hit a record $750m

A fashion industry veteran turned fast-food boss says KFC has become the ‘chicken king’, with Collins Foods upgrading its profit outlook as Gen Z customers drive a jump in earnings.

Eli Greenblat

RetailRetail

Illicit tobacco burns $345m hole in Metcash revenue

Metcash chief Doug Jones says new laws cracking down on illegal tobacco in NSW and Queensland were proving effective and should be rolled out nationally.

Eli Greenblat

ExclusiveBusiness

Woolworths serves up Christmas showdown with delivery promotion

Woolworths knows it must deliver this Christmas and resuscitate its sales growth. It has added one million online delivery slots across Australia to dominate on the road, and unlocked free delivery for big shops. Will it be enough?

Eli Greenblat

ExclusiveBusiness

Moment of truth arrives for Victoria crime spree as new laws crafted

Australia’s biggest retailers can claim something of a victory over the shop crime wave as police action delivers measurable results and Victoria prepares to implement new laws.

Eli Greenblat

CommentaryEconomics

If you think one cash rate rise will be bad, then what about two?

The Reserve Bank’s success at pulling off an economic soft landing may be its undoing, as surging inflation and booming spending pushes Australia’s economy beyond capacity.

Eric Johnston

RetailCompanies

Charcoal chicken bags Sydney husband and wife $800m deal

A former taxi driver and his wife have defied all odds by transforming a single Sydney chicken store into an $800m juggernaut that has global ambitions.

John Stensholt

CommentaryBusiness

Nailing Bunnings’ next decade is Wesfarmers’ big challenge

Bunnings boss Mike Schneider has delivered extraordinary growth but to keep Wesfarmers happy, the accelerator needs to be pushed.

John Durie

CommentaryFinancial Services

Watchdog reaches for pressure valve on housing bubble

The bank regulator has reached for a precision tool to contain the housing price surge while protecting first-home buyers and construction. Will it actually work?

Eric Johnston

RetailRetail

Growth slowdown sends Temple & Webster shares crashing

Online furniture retailer Temple & Webster’s ‘market darling’ status may have come to an abrupt end after a disappointing trading update sent its shares diving.

Eli Greenblat

RetailBusiness

Gerry Harvey fears inflation will deliver the world another Mamdani

The retailer’s billionaire chairman is worried about the election of a socialist mayor in NYC, a hangover from the inflation crisis which is in danger of resurfacing. Meanwhile, his ambitions in Britain are growing with every store opening.

Eli Greenblat

TechnologyCompanies

Tired of red tape, billionaire threatens to shift Prezzee offshore

Shaun Bonett says Australia’s accounting red tape is ‘farcical’ and adds 40 per cent to compliance costs, leading him to consider relocating his $3.4bn gift card empire Prezzee to another country.

John Stensholt

TradeCompanies

The $1.1bn refund for Aussie companies if tariffs ruled illegal

If the US Supreme Court overturns Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs then Australian importers into America could be in line for a massive windfall of refunds, EY modelling shows.

Max Aitchison

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