Ease the squeeze on SME
Corporate Australia needs to take up the Telstra challenge and put a halt to delays in paying small business suppliers.
Woolworths
Coles cool under pressure
John Durkan is locking in his defence against increasing market challenges, but shows no hint of the pressure he is under.
We’re not changing: Coles
Coles boss John Durkan says the supermarket giant is sticking to its strategy despite the challenge of a resurgent Woolworths.
Analysts back Banducci’s horse
Maybe it’s a sign of the herd mentality which dominates the market but Woolworths is back as a market darling.
David Jones hits rocky trading
David Jones’ sales have seen some of the worst conditions since its acquisition by South Africa’s Woolworths.
ACCC petrol probe underway
The regulator has formally notified of its investigation into BP’s $1.8bn Caltex deal.
Woolies sells servos for $1.8bn
Woolworths has more cash to fight Coles after a deal with BP that keeps fuel discounts and widens its loyalty scheme.
Woolies offers data to suppliers
Woolworths will give its suppliers unprecedented access to its goldmine of customer data.
ACCC won’t appeal on Woolies
The watchdog has decided to not appeal Woolworths’ clearance from allegations of unconscionable conduct.
Woolies windfall in firesale
Woolworths has notched a better-than-expected 90c-in-the-dollar return from its sale of unwanted Masters stock.
Woolies tipped to snatch lead
Morgan Stanley has tipped Woolworths’ sales to overtake Coles’ for the first time in six years.
Woolies braces for Amazon
Woolworths has set up a separate unit to respond to the looming arrival of US online retail giant Amazon.
Woolies slams SPC deal leaks
Woolworths insists its relationship with SPC remains strong, despite disappointment the cannery made talks public.
‘We abused trust’, says Woolies
Cairns has made a frank admission on Woolies’ customer treatment, while Banducci admits it underestimated Aldi.
Woolworths board faces grilling
Woolworths’ annual meeting is expected to feature some tough questions for the retailer’s chairman and directors.
Woolies warns of festive pressure
Woolworths has warned its suppliers the first two weeks of January remain “the most problematic time of the year”.
Caltex, Woolies under the pump
The ACCC has made it clear it will closely scrutinise Caltex’s $1.4bn petrol deal with Woolworths.
Woolies’ woes deepen
Woolworths’ problem child Big W has slid deeper into crisis with the sudden resignation of its chief Sally Macdonald.
Is Woolies’ Big W a basket case?
Sally Macdonald’s sudden exit points to the depth of the problems at Big W and will prompt fresh calls for a sale.
Big W boss Macdonald resigns
Sally Macdonald has quit the Woolworths-owned discount chain after just 10 months in the job, as its turnaround slows.
Deutsche lifts Woolies outlook
Deutsche has backed Woolworths against its rivals, saying the latest loyalty rewards tweaks will boost performance.
Bunnings ‘learns from Masters’
Australian hardware giant Bunnings has learnt a valuable lesson from Woolworths’ disastrous Masters chain.
Macquarie warms to Woolworths
The sale of Woolworths’ petrol retail arm could provide a $2bn boost to the group’s balance sheet, says Macquarie.
Payments not ‘gifts’: Woolworths
Woolworths admits it lacked legal basis for demanding millions in supplier payments, but says they were “not gifts”.
Woolies’ ‘haphazard’ demands
The supermarket giant was “slapdash” when it demanded payments from suppliers, the Federal Court was told.
Woolies ‘slapdash, unreasonable’
Non-contractual supplier payment demands were based on a haphazard “bank the money by Friday,” plan, the court heard.
Woolies lifts, closes on Coles
Woolworths has posted the first positive comparable sales growth in its supermarkets for more than a year.
ASX ends lower as yield stocks hit
Rising bond yields put further heat on high-yield stocks, keeping the ASX in the red.
Banducci starts kicking goals
Banducci has to keep building on today’s tentative signs of recovery if Woolworths wants to regain its blue-chip status.
Wesfarmers rattles the markets
Wesfarmers shares sank nearly 6pc yesterday as flagship Coles posted its worst growth in grocery sales since 2009.
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