Kmart and Target boss John Gualtieri still expects the next five days to be its busiest trading days of the year, despite fears the Black Friday sales spree could detract from Christmas revenue.
Cheyanne Enciso
Aussies are stocking up massively on food this festive season – with over one million portions of a clear Christmas favourite already sold.
Cameron Micallef
The holiday season is fast approaching, and in case you’ve forgotten any last-minute gifts or need to grab extra food, here’s what shops will be open during the festive period.
Alexandra Feiam
A few small lifestyle changes could save Aussies hundreds of dollars on their power bills this festive season, a leading electrical expert has revealed.
Global soft drinks giant Coca Cola has emerged as the secret buyer of collapsed ready-to-drink vodka maker Billson’s Beverages less than five months after it went bust.
A major toy retailer is exiting Australia but not before clearing out its warehouses with a last-minute clearance auction, with prices starting at just $1.
The boss of one of Australia’s leading luxury personal products brands has quit after 20 years and is taking a “sabbatical”.
Blair Jackson
Aussies are flocking to Ikea but not for the reason you would expect, with the furniture juggernaut saying its food business is outperforming the rest of the business.
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A popular furniture retailer has revealed the surprising item Aussies are buying the most.
New annual accounts for the company behind the all-in-one blender in Australia and New Zealand show annual net profit more than halved to just $2.04 million as revenue fell 8 per cent to $99.7m.
Sean Smith
Furniture titan Ikea says it is doing one thing in a “challenging environment” to help Aussies through the cost-of-living crisis.
Australians have ended 2024 with fresh concerns about the outlook for the economy despite consumer mood improving markedly over the year.
Myer’s independent expert has declared the department store’s $1 billion purchase of Premier Investments’ suite of fashion brands as ‘fair and reasonable’, with shareholders urged to vote in favour of the deal.
Cheyanne Enciso and Daniel Newell
Australia’s consumer watchdog has issued a major warning ahead of end-of-year sales, urging people to beware of online retailers twisting the truth about the real savings on offer.
Australia’s consumer watchdog is threatening investigations into retailers who cashed in on the Black Friday shopping frenzy by luring shoppers with dodgy promises about their discounts.
Daniel Newell
The company behind Tony Galati’s Spudshed has paid more than $60,000 in fines after being hit with four infringements from the competition watchdog for allegedly breaching the mandatory horticulture code.
Inghams chief executive Andrew Reeves will hand over the top job to the company’s New Zealand boss next year.
Falling prices at the checkout mean Aussie families are tipped to pay slightly less for Christmas BBQ favourites this holiday season, according to new research.
Shocking footage of a Woolworths worker being fly-kicked has sparked calls for customers to not take festive frustrations out on retail staff, with new laws cracking down on offenders.
Dylan Caporn and Ryan Bourke
The horror footage has been released ahead of the festive season, with a warning issued by the NSW State Government.
Ryan Bourke
There are growing fears Australian brands will shut up shop locally with high costs threatening the future of much-loved grocery staples.
The time has come, when shopping centres are packed to the brim with Aussies scrambling to get their Christmas gifts.
Clareese Packer
Interest in Perth’s retail property sector continues to gather pace, with WA’s Perron Group striking a near half-a-billion-dollar deal to hand a property giant a big stake in Cockburn Gateway and Belmont Forum.
Premier Investments’ billionaire chair Solomon Lew says it has had a challenging start to the 2025 financial year amid persistent cost-of-living pressures, while touting its merger with department store Myer.
