Supermarket suppliers’ council chief shown the door
Mystery surrounds the immediate exit of Tanya Barden as chief of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, leaving the peak body representing supermarket suppliers without a leader.
Retail
Chemist Warehouse sales surge as Sigma merger looms
The retailer has reported rampaging sales figures, just a day before Sigma Healthcare shareholders are due to vote on a multi-billion dollar merger with the pharmacy retailer.
Bunnings builds up in-store media arm
The hardware giant is investing in more advertising in its stores, with in-store advertising believed to generate as much as $1.6bn in revenue for retailers.
Unions put the bite on Maccas
Bosses say the retail, hospitality and fast food sector will be exposed if unions force McDonald’s into making a multi-employer deal. The ACTU disagrees.
Rivers runs dry following Mosaic Brands collapse
Rivers is the latest once-famous retail brand to be killed off following the collapse of its owner Mosaic Brands, with all 136 Rivers stores set to close with the loss of around 650 jobs.
It’s ‘day zero’ for historic apparel deal, declares Myer boss
Myer boss Olivia Wirth has won overwhelming shareholder approval for the acquisition of Solomon Lew’s apparel brands and now has the huge task of integrating them from ‘day zero’.
Tim Cooper to hand over the reins at Coopers Brewery
Tim Cooper will step back from the top job at Coopers Brewery after more than two decades, as beer sales at the nation’s last major Australian-owned brewer continue to grow.
Myer can be a $5bn retail power: Inside Lew’s merger vision
The $800m merger represents an all or nothing bet on the longer term future of Myer. And the retail billionaire Solomon Lew has big ambitions.
Lew poised for Myer board return after 23-year absence
If Myer and Premier Investments shareholders approve their historic $880m deal, billionaire Solomon Lew will return to the department chain’s board after more than two decades.
Revival of retail super the big comeback story
The bidding war for one-time basket case Insignia Financial tells you the pendulum is swinging back from not-for-profit domination towards retail superannuation providers.
Over a quarter of small business owners not paying themselves
Business owners struggling in an uncertain economy have been resorting to withholding their own salary or using personal savings to help prop up their ventures, a survey shows.
Housing crisis scares mid-tier businesses
Mid-tier businesses fear that in years to come, the national housing crisis will worsen their ability to find and employ workers living close enough, the results of a survey shows.
Wine giant boss’s China dream takes shape
Tim Ford doesn’t just want to pack product off to China never to be seen again; he believes his Treasury Wine Estates and Penfolds brand can be a driving force in that country’s wine community.
Myer and Premier take $1bn hit over shock profit warning
The department store chain’s share price has tumbled below a key threshold set by the independent expert backing its near $1bn merger with Solomon Lew’s Premier retail assets.
For Myer, Lew merger now hinges on fairness test
Myer shareholders will now be asking what they are really buying in the $800m-plus merger with Solomon Lew’s retail brands.
Universal Store right on trend but price cuts aren’t policy
Youth fashion retailer Universal Store is cashing in on a wave of 1990s-inspired nostalgia for casual clothing, just don’t expect it to resort to discounting to attract more buyers.
Lovisa’s shares take a tumble
The shine has come off fast-fashion jewellery chain Lovisa as concerns grow that a slower-than-expected store rollout will impact the company’s earnings expectations.
Ex-Lovisa CEO’s new jewellery chain facing lawsuit
Only months after Shane Fallscheer kickstarted a rival brand, the company is already facing legal action from sacked CEO Cass Fuller.
‘Ripped us off’: Kitchenware designer takes aim at retail giant
A local company behind an award-winning flat-folding juicer claims it has been ‘ripped off’ by an ‘unAustralian’ retail giant. CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE?
Indigenous wine firm full bottle on going global
Australia’s first Indigenous-owned wine company, Mt Yengo Wines, has seen a tenfold surge in growth in the past three months amid rising demand.
Vacuum giant Godfreys is back, but not as you knew it
A year after its collapse, vacuum retailer Godfreys has re-emerged as an online-only retailer as its new owner capitalises on the name and brand awareness of the 93-year-old business.
Scandals, takeovers, Swiftenomics: 2024 was a year to remember
The good, the bad and the ugly – 2024 was an eventful year for investors. We look back on the stories which made headlines and broke hearts.
$72 an hour too rich for Gold Coast restaurateurs
Sky-high staff penalty rates are putting a dampener on an otherwise cracker of a festive trading period for restaurateurs on one of Australia’s most popular tourist strips.
Call to arms: Why wine needs a beer-like approach to marketing
The wine industry needs to unify and take a leaf from the marketing pages of its beer peers that promote an image and lifestyle as much as the brand, says Casella boss John Casella.
Bargain-hunters on a $1.3bn spree
Australians spent an expected record-breaking $1.3bn on Boxing Day sales this year.
SPC boss poaches former Carlton & United Breweries colleague
Robert Iervasi, ex CEO of Carlton & United Breweries, has poached a former colleague from the beer group to help him grow the cannery business.
Record-breaking spend tipped for Boxing Day shopping spree
Australians are expected to spend $1.3bn on Boxing Day, with customers expected to splurge on household goods, clothing, and food.
Super Retail facing rush of whistleblowers
As many as 10 whistleblowers could have a potential case about an alleged toxic workplace environment at Super Retail Group, according to fresh court details.
Why business will drive the economic recovery
It’s time governments abandon the well-trodden path of company bashing for political point scoring and talk up the role of business in our economy.
Less ham on menu this Christmas: Primo Foods
Ham is the centrepiece of the Christmas dinner table, but the high cost of living is leading to families cutting back this season, according to Primo Foods.
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