Former Smart50 finalist MyDeal acquired by Woolworths in $243 million deal
Supermarket giant Woolworths plans to acquire 80% of ASX-listed online marketplace MyDeal in a deal that values the 10-year-old company at $243 million.
Afterpay and Square team up to see buy now, pay later dinners, coffees and massages
Square's physical point-of-sale systems are now integrated with Afterpay, letting the BNPL juggernaut reach into the hospitality sector.
How Seven Miles Coffee Roasters captured market share with the cloud
From humble beginnings in the Sydney suburb of Roseville, Seven Miles has grown to now include large-scale coffee roasting, blending, wholesale and retail, as well as café partnerships and coffee research.
The Blow partners with Sephora to offer new ‘express’ concept, because retail can no longer “just stand on its own”
After two years of delays, The Blow founder Phoebe Simmonds has launched her new concept, The Blow On-The-Go, at Sephora Chadstone.
Household saving buffers likely to support retailers, even as inflation and interest rates crack down on record spending
Australian retail industry associations say interest rate hikes and rising inflation could flatten expenditure in the months ahead.
Australia set for small business boom, with younger and more diverse founders to start 3.5 million new businesses by 2031
A new Xero report suggests a pandemic-era boom in small business registrations will lead to millions of new firms by 2031.
Brand Collective, PAS Group merger to create Australia’s third-largest retailer with $600 million revenue
The deal, effective April 26, will aggregate 26 brands and 15 character licences, and operate in 300 retail locations across Australia and New Zealand.
‘A sense of freedom’: Small businesses and industry groups welcome eased COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria and NSW
Changes to face mask requirements, check-ins, and COVID-19 quarantine rules are on the way for Victoria and New South Wales.
Furniture company Outer expands ‘Airbnb of retail’ showrooms to Australia
This outdoor furniture company wants to build a community of furniture enthusiasts with its neighbourhood showrooms.
ANZAC Day: A state-by-state guide to 2022 trading hours
ANZAC Day is fast approaching on Monday, April 25, bringing with it a range of trading restrictions and public holidays across the states.
Coles and Woolworths facing nearly $500 million in claims in ‘marathon’ underpayments case
Coles and Woolworths are set to face a seven-week-long Federal Court case over employee underpayments after a judge ordered that four separate cases could be heard as one.
Aussie startup raises $25 million to help e-commerce buyers beat the bots for their next ‘hype’ purchase
EQL has raised $25 million in pre-series funding to grow its platform that protects the integrity of instant ‘hype’ e-commerce sales for cult brands and their obsessive fans.
