Solomon Lew
Opinion
Earnings season
Top of Solomon Lew’s hit list – the government and executive defectors
The retail billionaire joins a long list of big-end-of-town businessmen who have taken issue with how Labor is performing.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Latest
Solly Lew delays Smiggle, Peter Alexander spin-off amid Myer talks
The billionaire rag-trader has his hands full amid a potential acquisition by Myer of five of its brands and a stoush with Smiggle’s ex-boss.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Billionaires
Is this what revenge looks like in retail billionaire land?
The Solomon Lew camp has taken a big swing sacking John Cheston, who was poached a few months ago by billionaire retailer Brett Blundy.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Myer in talks to merge with Just Jeans and other Solomon Lew brands
The merger would give veteran rag trader Solomon Lew his long-awaited seat on Myer’s board.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
For subscribers
How Lew is lining himself up to be the ultimate winner
He has taken his sweet time, but Solomon Lew is putting the pieces in place to cash out a decent part of the retail empire he has spent decades building.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Executive shake-up
Prize catch for Lovisa as retail billionaires’ poaching season hots up
Poaching John Cheston from kids stationery group Smiggle feels like a declaration of retail war.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Retail
Spin off and conquer: Solly Lew’s global plan for Smiggle and Peter Alexander
The retail billionaire’s end game appears to go beyond just growing these Australian businesses internationally. Rather, it is a plan to establish each as global brands.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Updated
Mergers & acquisitions
Smiggle, Peter Alexander slated to become standalone companies in 2025
The popular stationery and sleepwear brands are set to be spun out of Premier Investment’s stable of brands next year.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Executive shake-up
Tabcorp scandal is not the only bizarre corporate blooper from last week
To be pinged for making sexual jokes about a person who is in a powerful position over the company’s regulatory fortunes, that’s just next level.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Mark McInnes
Retail rainmaker Mark McInnes seals the deal with a different self-made billionaire
It is probably no accident that news about McInnes joining billionaire Brett Blundy’s retail empire coincided with a 3.5 per cent fall in Myer’s share price where his former boss, Solomon Lew, is a key shareholder.
- by Elizabeth Knight
‘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.
- by Jessica Yun
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