National belief will help us overcome COVID-19, says COSBOA’s Mark McKenzie
Australians are resilient, and our economy will survive the COVID-19 crisis, writes COSBOA chair Mark McKenzie. But we must all work together to make sure that happens.
Panic buying drives supermarket sales up 40% — but retail outlook remains grim
New sales figures reveal grocery hoarding could tip the retail sector into positive growth in March, but the outlook beyond that remains bleak.
We’re witnessing a working-from-home revolution, but is Australia ready?
Thousands of Australians will now be working from home as the coronavirus continues to spread. But is the country ready for so many people to be working from home?
Creativity is the new currency for small businesses and startups: Five ways to harness it today
Creativity as a discipline is changing how we do business. Here's five ways small businesses and startups can apply it to their businesses.
This is not the GFC: How businesses and the government can beat the coronavirus downturn
As the economic shock from coronavirus starts to hit home, Scott Morrison is imploring businesses to keep workers in jobs and suppliers paid.
Coronavirus update for business: Kogan’s top-selling toilet, waiting for stimulus, and is the US in recession?
Small businesses wait on the government’s coronavirus stimulus, the US economy may already be in recession, and Kogan’s surprising top-selling toilet seat.
The government is reportedly considering wage subsidies, as well as cash injections and tax breaks, for its multi-billion-dollar coronavirus stimulus package. But is this what, or all, business needs?
The government is reportedly considering wage subsidies, cash injections and tax breaks for its multi-billion-dollar coronavirus stimulus package.
Spotlight to offer Harris Scarfe lifeline, but uncertainty remains for stores and staff
Prominent department store chain Harris Scarfe looks set to emerge from receivership, with the Spotlight Group given exclusive rights to buy the collapsed business.
RBA governor Philip Lowe holds the interest-rate lever — so why is he too scared to pull it?
Presiding over an economy with insipid growth and beset by new risks, the man who holds the interest rate lever is too scared to pull it.
A shocker Christmas: Retail slides 0.5% in December as traders brace for a rough 2020
Dashing hopes that Aussie shops may have eked something to write home about last December, ABS figures reveal total turnover fell 0.5% month-on-month.
Australia needs a national strategy to help small businesses ‘build back better’ after the bushfires
In the wake of Australia’s bushfires, many small businesses will face a tough decision – whether to rebuild, and then how to “build back better”
“Treading water”: Crumbling confidence to weigh on Australian economy
The Australian economy will muddle through a slow down in 2020 as poor confidence and environmental factors weigh on performance, Deloitte economists say.
