Cowin sees digital future for fast food
Fast food entrepreneur Jack Cowin believes the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift by customers to ordering their burgers and fries online.
Retail
Coles primed for future growth
Coles chief executive Steven Cain says the supermarket group has emerged from the COVID-19 with a robust balance sheet.
More tech on the menu at Coles
Coles chairman James Graham says the retail group must invest in digital to innovate on product and cut costs.
Retailers slide but still up on last year
Retail sales across Australia continued to beat a retreat in September after peaking earlier in the year as pandemic panic buyers packed shops.
Solid quarter as Woolies doubles online sales
Woolworths has posted an 11.5% lift in first quarter same store sales, fuelled by a doubling of online and strong gains in liquor.
Walmart dumps robot aisle scanners
Retailer ends contract with robotics company after seeing similar results from workers grabbing online orders during pandemic.
Deal could help Coke regain its fizz: Coles chief
Coles CEO Steven Cain welcomes the innovation and focus on higher-margin beverages that could flow from the $9.3bn takeover of Coca-Cola Amatil.
Myer faces chaotic summer
The future of Myer and its CEO are in play, after chairman Garry Housell’s shock exit at the hands of shareholders.
Coles boss warns of jobless struggle
Cooking, cleaning and a huge lift in online put a rocket under first quarter sales, Coles has reported.
Adairs shares lift then fall after sales jump
The online and brick and mortar furniture saw shared drop even as an online sales boom lift the performance of the entire business.
Chevron sues Ampol over Caltex brand
Oil heavyweight Chevron is taking Ampol to court alleging breaches of trade mark licence agreements relating to the Caltex brand.
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