Western Australians look to have made the most of the Reserve Bank’s inflation wrangling mission and cranked up their holiday bookings, with new data revealing a substantial boost in travel spending.
Simone Grogan
A popular children’s toy sold across Kmart and Target stores has been urgently recalled over fears of a deadly contamination.
Blake Antrobus
Young Australians are struggling to keep up with the cost of living and now need an insane pay rise just to cover food and rent.
Cameron Micallef
Artificial intelligence is quietly remaking how companies set prices. This change isn’t just technical — it raises big questions about fairness, transparency and regulation.
Nitika Garg
Retailers have reported a 70 per cent increase in customer theft, with staff facing horrific abuse from customers every month.
Alexandra Feiam
Supermarket giant Woolworths has invested $1.3bn in two new distribution centres set to benefit Aussie shoppers and get groceries on shelves faster.
Emma Kirk
Popular children’s sand products have triggered a nationwide recall over shocking asbestos discovery.
Joanne Williamson
An Aussie activewear label has collapsed owing a reported $13m to creditors, including the tax office and out-of-pocket customers.
A fresh salmonella scare has triggered an urgent recall of a common Aussie supermarket item, just days after dozens fell ill from contaminated products.
The Wiggles has admitted it “likely” breached Australian consumer law after a popular product was pulled from the shelves over safety fears.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has pointed out some of the most common traps to be wary of.
Rebecca Le May
Researchers believe they’ve found a simple and cheap intervention to arrest the epidemic of abuse and assaults on retail workers.
John Flint
Billions of dollars are being lost to Australia's economy as steep taxes on tobacco spark criminal underground warring to control the black market.
Callum Godde
Having become the first WA company to crack a market value of $100 billion, the conglomerate is now in sharp reverse, surrendering nearly $15b since peaking at over $93 in August.
Sean Smith
The proposed tavern in Perth’s south will go ahead after liquor authorities threw out objections from just two residents that threatened to derail the planned hospitality venue.
Kim Macdonald
From questionable pieces of clothing to Australia’s biggest bank, consumer advocacy group Choice has unveiled the ‘worst of the worst’ in its annual Shonky Awards. SEE THE LIST
Ibanez Taylor
Metcash is facing legal action over allegations its South African CFO bullied staff and didn’t adjust to Australian workplace culture.
Tom Richardson
The cost of living crunch has driven customers to Tony Galati’s retail empire Spudshed and online sales are surging.
Matt Mckenzie
It’s been a wild October for the Aussie sharemarket and the final day of the month’s trading delivered a small slide into the red.
Duncan Evans
Shares in the world’s top listed beer, wine and spirits makers have shed a combined $1.27 trillion in a little more than four years as the industry grapples with monumental change.
Bloomberg
The Adelaide-based, family-owned company lifted beer sales 2.4 per cent to 80.6 million litres in the 12 months to June 30 as total beer sales across the country declined another 0.9 per cent.
Shares in the WA conglomerate were smashed 7 per cent lower to a three-month low of $86.13, pushing its market value under $100 billion, as shareholders met for the AGM.
A string of "distractions" are the reason why Woolworths failed to deliver for shareholders, the company's leaders say.
William Ton
Coles is still outpacing Woolworths’ sales growth, but analysts suggest the latter’s stock might be a better value buy for share market shoppers.
