Tight belts and terrible leadership: The biggest retail collapses of the decade
After a disruptive decade for Australia's retail industry, SmartCompany has compiled a timeline of the most prominent retail collapses between 2010 and 2020.
Markets around the world are skittish, house price growth is subdued, asset prices are under pressure. RBA chief Glenn Stevens might be b…
A year after Harvey Norman embarked on a failed attempt to revitalise the collapsed Clive Peeters chain, Gerry Harvey has confirmed the comp…
Harvey Norman has appointed an administrator to three of its failing stores, amid complaints by landlords about unpaid rents on two abandone…
Administrators have been appointed to three Harvey Norman subsidiaries, amid complaints by landlords about unpaid rents on two abandoned Ric…
The bookkeeper of hair and beauty franchise Hairhouse Warehouse has been sentenced to four and a half years jail after embezzling nearly $1 …
Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey concedes he lost a “hard bloody fight” to keep the Clive Peeters brand alive, but says the communit…
As I wheeled my bike out of the driveway this morning to start the ride to the train station, the first voice I heard on the radio was that …
Global markets suffered heavy losses overnight as investors fretted over rumours that France was to be the next European country to be dragg…
I looked back at the SmartCompany website last week, and revisited some of the calls, predictions and future-focused observations I made in …
This article first appeared July 12, 2010. Several weeks ago I wrote that Clive Peeters’ receivers most obvious suitor was JB HiFi… and I…
Take a battered and cautious consumer, add in fears of further interest rate rises, a strong Australian dollar and rampant discounting, and …
