Coles has announced a major shot at supermarket rival Woolworths, unveiling a new Flybuys scheme and a potential $100 saving.
Cameron Micallef
The co-founders of collapsed activewear brand Stax have broken their silence on the demise of their business, telling customers they are ‘truly sorry’.
Angie Raphael
Peter Cumins will retire from the Cash Converters board in 2027, ending nearly four decades with the Perth-founded retailer and lender.
Ryan Johnson
Thousands of Australians will be refunded after a major electricity provider overcharged customers on a misleading plan.
Australians are paying more for medicines because a powerful lobby group has locked patients and public evidence out of negotiations, it is claimed.
A wildly popular Aussie activewear brand with aims of challenging Nike and Luluemon has collapsed with major implications for its customers.
One of Wesfarmers’ oldest support acts is readying to pull the trigger on a $600 million-plus lithium mine expansion as it begins to harvest higher profits from a years-long development blitz.
Sean Smith
The latest bout of volatility in the coffee market is set to linger, complicating the outlook for consumers hoping to see lower prices, according to Italian roaster Lavazza.
Mumbi Gitau and Abigail Tobias
The British retail behemoth run by billionaire Mike Ashley has asked Australia’s Takeovers Panel to intervene in its spurned, low-ball bid for the nation’s biggest footwear retailer Accent Group.
Rebecca Le May
Peter Lynch once said “buy what you know”. Now an Australian stockbroker says your household spending can be the first clue to smarter investing.
Local IGA owners are pushing for laws in WA that would give landlords the right to evict dodgy retailers selling illegal cigarettes, saying they don’t want ‘the deadly tobacco crisis’ to creep into the State.
Cheyanne Enciso
Australian business Swim Shady has won a David vs. Goliath trademark battle launched by the real Slim Shady Marshall Mathers.
Emma Kirk
A boozy World Cup, fuelled by Australia’s run to the knockout rounds, is proving a bonanza for the owner of Dan Murphy’s and hundreds of pubs nationally.
A family-owned retail chain will close most of its stores as it goes into voluntary administration after more than 130 years.
The iconic Perth-founded footwear chain, which was set up 134 years ago, is closing seven of its 11 stores in WA.
Troy de Ruyter
Coles Group is in talks to buy the business behind Petbarn and City Farmers in a deal that reportedly could be valued at up to $4 billion.
Bloomberg
The Australian share market started the new financial year in the red after consumer staples dived and financials felt the weight of the property market suffering its biggest monthly hit in almost four years.
Australia’s supermarket giant has been told it cannot open a new store in a bid to protect local businesses and promote competition.
Australia’s consumer watchdog has exercised new powers to block Coles’ acquisition of a supermarket and liquor store in Kalgoorlie, saying it could substantially lessen competition in the regional city.
Australia’s biggest KFC operator Collins Foods says it is well prepared to mitigate any supply disruptions from the worsening bird flu outbreak across two States.
As fuel prices are expected to jump this week, retailers have been put on notice that their conduct will be “closely examined”.
Blair Jackson and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
The nation’s biggest footwear retailer Accent Group has urged shareholders to reject a low-ball takeover bid by its biggest shareholder, British behemoth Frasers Group run by billionaire Mike Ashley.
A world-first ban has been announced aimed at stopping price gouging from Australia’s two largest supermarkets.
Coles and Woolworths are in the firing line of new anti-price gouging laws the consumer watchdog says will be another tool it will deploy to keep supermarkets in check.
