‘Not in Australia’: husband and wife blasted for disgraceful treatment in restaurants
Pair who used a ‘strike board’ system to punish staff who made mistakes in their eateries now face a bill nearing $1m.
Retail
Retail sales slide as drinkers pick pubs
Pub patrons are piling into their local for a beer and meal, but Endeavour has flagged that has come at a cost to retail sales growth for its bottle shops.
The Myer family gift that funded an elite Melbourne business school
A lesser known part of Sidney Myer’s legacy will be celebrated in Melbourne this week, when the nation’s top business leaders gather to mark the 100th birthday of Melbourne University’s famed Faculty of Business and Economics.
Amid Super Retail ‘affair’, a CEO exerts his power uninterrupted
As workplace gossip swelled, an alleged affair with the CEO conferred power to his exec lover, court documents released this week claim, and fostered a fear of speaking up.
Woolworths expands budget range as more Aussies cook at home
The retail heavyweight is rolling out a broader range of cheaper home brand products as consumers struggle with their weekly food bills.
Super Retail CEO spotted with lover at luxury hotel, wife discovered affair via phone check
Super Retail chief Anthony Heraghty was seen touching HR boss Jane Kelly on the thigh at a work event, the pair were spotted checking into a Brisbane hotel and his assistant quit after his wife found phone messages confirming the affair, court documents show.
Pub baron on his last chance after $500k instalment shortfall
Jon Adgemis has handed over just $100,000 of $600,000 owed to administrators by a May deadline 1, further delaying an agreement to pay his former hospitality staff.
Collapsed retailer Jeanswest’s massive $48m debt exposed
The collapse of iconic Australian fashion brand Jeanswest has left creditors facing huge losses of more than $48m, with hundreds of employees owed millions more.
Meat free nights at home on the rise due to cost crunch: Coles
The retail giant has delivered another solid quarter of sales growth but warns budget-conscious consumers are going meat free a couple of times a week and going back to tap water.
Is Dan Murphy’s ready for the Jayne Hrdlicka experience?
The former Virgin Australia boss is known for her take-no-prisoners management style, but will this celebrity CEO have the freedom she needs to revive the liquor retailer?
China’s billion dollar Aussie wine revival
Australian wine exports to China have surged past $1bn in the first full year of trade since tariffs were lifted, but Donald Trump’s trade war looms as a worry for producers.
Coles edges Woolies in popularity stakes
UBS data comparing consumer preferences shows Coles ahead of Woolworths as the go-to supermarket for Australians, particularly when it comes to fresh food and product discounting.
The glamour rebellion: secrets behind the $1bn Mecca empire
Mecca is a marketing machine that captured Australian women, but has it peaked? A rebellion among some once loyal customers suggest yes while others say it’s a brand worthy of devotion.
Making supermarkets ‘whipping boys’ a distraction from key issue
The local boss of Cadbury says he has never witnessed supermarket price gouging in his 20 years in the business, and beating up the big retailers is ‘unhealthy’ for the industry.
Mars boss says Easter 2025 bunny inventory in oversupply
The local boss of chocolate giant Mars believes Australians are among the most under pressure in the world, making $17 chocolate rabbits at the supermarket a hard sell.
US owner not giving up on Taco Bell Australian burrito dream
Giant US fast-food chain owner Yum! Brands isn’t giving up on Australia as an outpost of the Taco Bell chain, after franchisee Collins Foods elected to call it quits and focus on fried chicken.
Inside the rise and fall of beloved footwear brand Wittner
Over a century ago, a single store in Melbourne’s west marked the beginning of the Wittner legacy that grew into an iconic Aussie brand. So how did it all unravel for this beloved company?
Richard White sows the seeds of WiseTech’s own mediocrity
The founder who refuses to let go is essentially closing the book on succession planning. This is becoming an obvious weakness for the tech company.
Every Jeanswest store to close ‘within weeks’ amid stock fire sale
All 87 Jeanswest stores will close down in coming weeks as $20m of heavily discounted stock goes on sale. It comes as administrators work on a plan to salvage the iconic brand.
The end of Taco Bell? KFC operator dumps struggling chain
Collins Foods has called time on Taco Bell after failing to land a punch on its Mexican rival in Australia, Guzman y Gomez, with the future of all Taco Bell stores nationally up in the air.
Coles planning for a fresh squeeze on Woolworths
Coles is looking to ramp up the pressure on its main rival after recent wins, now restructuring fresh food promotions which could trigger a new fruit and veg price war.
Retailers won’t shed tears as Trump moves to crush Shein, Temu
Donald Trump’s tariffs are stripping trillions from global share markets. Not only are ultra-cheap shipments to the US under $US800 no longer tariff-free, they now incur duties of 90 per cent.
Retail’s Mr Fix-it gets ready for his next rescue mission
From his family’s deep ties with David Jones to turning around Country Road and General Pants, Sacha Laing reckons he has the right recipe to resurrect Adore Beauty.
No new hires at Shopify unless AI can’t do the job
Shopify employees are now required to integrate artificial intelligence into teamwork, according to a new memo from boss Tobi Lutke.
Chicken stocks turn trade war roadkill as beef prices romp home
Kitchen appliances maker Breville slumped more than 10 per cent, while the beef tariff could trigger a price war that will advantage burger menus and hurt fried chicken operators like KFC.
Metcash boss fires back at PM’s ‘inflammatory’ supermarket sledge
The boss of Metcash has savaged the Albanese government for its latest attack on supermarkets and says the accusation of profit gouging is inflammatory language designed to win votes.
Where’s my RBA rate cut? Blame Trump’s tariffs
Australia’s central bank is trying to war game how tariffs will impact inflation and global growth. The real answer is it doesn’t know.
Labor price-gouging pledge ‘unlikely to have much effect’
Anthony Albanese has pledged Labor will outlaw supermarket price gouging. Could Australia take inspiration from similar laws in the European Union or the US? It’s complicated.
Supermarket boss sick of price gouging ‘slurs’ after PM’s barb
Fred Harrison has been working in supermarkets for 50 years, and comments from the election trail have left him fuming. Meanwhile, former ACCC chair Allan Fels says profit gouging is hard to prove.
Leaders pledge to crack down on ‘rip-offs’
Anthony Albanese has struggled to define price gouging and claimed it is when supermarkets ‘take the piss’, as supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths decried Labor’s election attacks.
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