Harvey Norman
Minority government would be ‘terrible’ for the economy, warns Gerry Harvey
Consumers are holding up better than expected, said the outspoken 85-year-old retail billionaire, with premium prices helping Harvey Norman to solid profits.
- Jessica Yun
Latest
‘We all get hammered’: Harvey Norman’s court battles don’t faze Gerry
The veteran retailer has slammed Australia’s legal system, and said people won’t stop shopping at Harvey Norman as it fights allegations of misleading customers.
- Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- Class action
Bad timing: Big business’ image tarnished by Harvey Norman class action
All it took was a class action lawsuit to put a kink in a nation-unifying call from the Business Council to cease and desist with business bashing.
- Elizabeth Knight
Gerry Harvey takes shot at ASX costs as profits slump
Harvey Norman has recorded a 4 per cent slide in revenue and a 35 per cent drop in net profit.
- Jessica Yun
- Updated
- World markets
ASX slides despite Wall Street rebound
Rate-sensitive sectors including consumer stocks dragged the local sharemarket lower, despite a US equities rebound overnight following its steep sell-off.
- Millie Muroi
Gerry Harvey banking on ‘world-changing’ AI boom to revive sales
The founder of Harvey Norman is hoping for artificial intelligence to drum up new sales for the electronics business.
- Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- Interest rates
Tens of thousands of ‘interest-free’ shoppers slugged rate hike
Australia’s largest provider of interest-free shopping and consumer finance has hiked its rates. Here’s where you can get a better deal.
- Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Reconciling the soggy consumer and an exuberant sharemarket
Investors are looking through the retail gloom and anticipating how cyclical companies will fare when inflation is a memory and interest rates start to fall.
- Elizabeth Knight
‘Someone needs to be held to account’: Shareholders make history at this year’s AGM season
With Jo Wright’s simple probe, she epitomised the disparity between working-class and corporate Australia.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
‘Retailers cannot discount forever’: Will mega-sales and deals be back in 2024?
This year’s Black Friday deals were some of the best that Australia’s ever seen. But it’s uncertain if retailers can offer the same next year, as discounts eat into margins.
- Jessica Yun
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