Emma Koehn

Discount retailer The Reject Shop has been ordered to pay a penalty of $140,000 and court costs of $15,000 after Consumer Affairs Victoria dragged it to the Federal Court over concerns the labelling on "UFO" and balloon projectile toys it sold breached safety standards.

The daughter of a couple who invested their life savings in Aussie Farmers Direct franchises has helped them launch a crowdfunding campaign to support their financial situation after the collapse of the grocery delivery operator.

Munro Footwear Group has a deal with Betts Group that will see it add 22 new bricks-and-mortar stores to its network, many of these in areas where the business has never had a presence. 

The Australian Taxation Office has warned small businesses they must do a headcount of staff on April 1 to determine whether their business …

The consumer watchdog says it will look into a reviewing function on tradesperson services platform ServiceSeeking that allows tradies to re…

Independent grocery startups say their hearts go out to franchisees affected by the collapse of Aussie Farmers Direct, but working out the right way to help them will be a challenge in the face of a tough retail environment. 

A franchisee of collapsed grocery delivery business Aussie Farmers Direct says his family are “not going to get anything” back after spendin…

Online real estate business Purplebricks will pay a $20,000 penalty after being pulled up by the Office of Fair Trading Queensland over comp…

Qantas has advised its staff to ditch words like "guys" and "honey" at work in order to work towards a more inclusive company culture.

Two-thirds of the franchises currently operating in Australia won’t exist in 10 years time.

That’s the view of Howard Bellin, a long-time…

Grocery delivery service Aussie Farmers Direct will close immediately after falling into voluntary administration today.

A small construction business in South Australia has been ordered to pay a former worker 15 years’ worth of annual leave, after a Federal Ci…