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NEWSPremium‘Transparency’: Major Australia Post change

Online shoppers can get excited for this major update coming to Australia Post delivery services.

Summer Liu

Luxury baby brand Bugaboo has recalled its Giraffe high chair over safety concerns. Bugaboo

NEWSPremiumLuxury baby product recalled over injury risk

A luxury baby product sold at Baby Kingdom and Baby Bunting has been recalled over injury fears due to this one safety error.

Summer Liu

Steve Marks GYG

RetailCommentsPremiumGYG in lofty mission to become Australia’s fast food king

The ambitious founder of Guzman y Gomez is angling to open more stores in WA as the business looks to muscle in on McDonald’s drive-thru coffee dominance and bring Australians around to pinto beans. 

Simone Grogan

Luxury bridal house Pallas Couture has studios in Subiaco and Paddington in Sydney.

RetailCommentsPremiumLuxury bridal house collapses for a second time

Luxury bridal house Pallas Couture has collapsed into administration for a second time in less than eight years, but customers have been assured they will still receive their wedding dresses.

Cheyanne Enciso

Westfield Booragoon.

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Grim update on Booragoon shopping centre’s transformation

Not the news shoppers or locals have been hoping for.

Caitlin Vinci

Super Retail Group CEO Anthony Heraghty.

RetailCommentsRebel, Supercheap Auto owner warns of profit margin squeeze

Super Retail Group has warned shareholders of a profit margin squeeze and soaring costs, blaming subdued trading conditions, heavy discounting and a costly overhaul of an ageing payroll system.

Cheyanne Enciso

Harvest Road is part of the Forrests’ Tattarang private investment arm.

CEOsCommentsPremiumForrests’ agribusiness group Harvest Road names new CEO

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s agribusiness group Harvest Road has named Harvey Gaynor as its new chief executive, bringing with him over 35 years’ experience.

Cheyanne Enciso

Accent Group announced last month it would launch British sporting goods giant Sports Direct Down Under.

RetailCommentsSports Direct’s entry Down Under to come at expense of Rebel

British sporting goods giant Sports Direct’s entry into Australia is set to disrupt the nation’s $5 billion fitness retail market and will come at the expense of incumbent Rebel Sport.

Cheyanne Enciso

Temple & Webster chief executive Mark Coulter.

RetailCommentsTemple & Webster says US-China trade war ‘net positive’

Temple & Webster says the trade standoff between the Trump administration and China has been a ‘net positive’ for the online furniture retailer as it posts a jump in revenue.

Cheyanne Enciso

Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott in conversation at the Macquarie Australia Conference in Sydney.

RetailPremiumGreat Scott! Wesfarmers chief Rob was right on the money

Wesfarmers chief Rob Scott will be sticking with the mantra of ‘everyday low prices’ as the Perth conglomerate behind Kmart, Target and Priceline observes low-income families are doing it tough.

Simone Grogan

Hungry Jack’s has copped a massive fine over a battery operated Garfield toy.

RetailCommentsHungry Jack’s hit with $150k fines over Garfield toy

WA-founded fast food giant Hungry Jack’s has been hit with more than $150,000 in fines for allegedly selling a children’s toy powered by button batteries without mandatory warnings.

Cheyanne Enciso

Shoppers like Queena Wu are paying hundreds of dollars more for groceries per year. NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

FINANCEPremiumSimple trick saving Aussies $5.3bn

Australian grocery shoppers are using a simple trick to save on their grocery bills, and it is also helping in another way.

Cameron Micallef

Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott in conversation at the Macquarie Australia Conference in Sydney.

EconomyCommentsPremiumWesfarmers, Macquarie urge Albo to let business lead growth

Two top Australian CEOs are calling on the newly elected Albanese Government not to let the Lucky Country get complacent, and use its huge mandate to do more for the economy beyond stimulus and handouts. 

Simone Grogan

Janet Menzies, country manager for Amazon Australia.

RetailCommentsPremiumAmazon primed for same-day delivery launch in Perth

Amazon Australia has launched its free same-day delivery for more than 300,000 items across Perth, becoming only the second city in the country to have the service available.

Cheyanne Enciso

Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott.

MarketsCommentsPremiumWesfarmers cracks $80 for first time ahead of rates call

While the conglomerate is riding the equities recovery being driven by easing global trade tensions, it has also been helped by a strengthening Australian dollar and the potential for another rate cut.

Sean Smith

The group generates 20 per cent of revenue from the US and 90 per cent of its products are made in China.

RetailCommentsCity Chic flags US exit option amid tariff upheaval

City Chic says it has the option to pull the plug on its US stores if talks between the Trump administration and Beijing fail to resolve a standoff that has slapped a 145 per tariff on Chinese imports. 

Daniel Newell

Endeavour owns 278 Dan Murphy’s stores, 1444 BWS shops and more than 300 hotels across the country.

RetailCommentsEndeavour pubs pull in punters but bottle shops lose fizz

Pubs and hotels giant Endeavour Group is tipping ‘flat to modest’ growth for Dan Murphy’s and BWS amid ongoing weakness in consumer demand for booze.

Cheyanne Enciso

The retail data came the same week grocery giants Woolworths and Coles posted increases in revenue for the March quarter. 

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Supermarket spend helps lift retail sales in March

Retail sales have posted a modest lift for a third straight month in March, boosted by food-related spending in supermarkets and grocery stores.

Cheyanne Enciso

Woolworths has come under fire by angry shoppers who can no longer claim a discount from their Everyday Rewards memberships. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

NEWSPremium‘Ridiculous’: Woolies axes Big W discount

Shoppers are furious as Woolies has suddenly axed a major saving point for families who pay for the Everyday Rewards discount program.

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Woolworths chief executive Amanda Bardwell.

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Struggling Big W a $70m weight for Woolworths

Woolworths has posted a modest improvement in group sales for the third quarter but revealed its long-struggling discount department store Big W was set to cop a $70 million loss in the second half.

Cheyanne Enciso

Woolworths has announced “solid” third-quarter sales. NewsWire / Monique Harmer

BUSINESSPremiumSales items Aussies are looking for

Australia’s largest supermarket chain announced a “solid” third-quarter update on the back of selling cheaper items.

Cameron Micallef

The administrators are exploring a rescue that would see Jeanswest continue on as an online-only business.

RetailCommentsCollapsed Jeanswest’s eye-watering debt pile revealed

New filings reveal that the 90-store national retailer owes millions to its 600 staff and is sitting on nearly $776,000 in unclaimed gift vouchers.

Sean Smith

Shoppers have the opportunity to own some of the last items of clothing at Jeanswest before all stores in Australia close down.

‘Everything must go’CommentsGrab a bargain at Jeanswest before all WA stores close

Jeanswest is having the ultimate closing down sale for shoppers who love a bargain.

Kellie Balaam

The grocery giant continued to see cost-cutting behaviours from customers, like reducing consumption on treats, alcohol, meat, and bottled water as they look for savings.

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Coles shoppers cut back on meat, treats and bottled water

The boss of Coles hopes the string of inquiries into the supermarket sector has drawn the line on the issue of price gouging as she observes shoppers cut back on treats, buy less meat and bottled water.

Cheyanne Enciso

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