Posts tagged "retail"

The Gold Coast will welcome thousands of visitors for the 2018 Commonwealth Games this week. But traffic roadblocks and a rush of customers have some small businesses worried.

Retailers could be set for some breathing room, with data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicating sales are on the rise for the …

Twenty-two franchisees face an uncertain future as administrators work to determine the fate of poultry producer and retailer Red Lea Chickens.

A new law granting NSW consumers more time to spend gift cards has sparked calls for a nationwide clampdown on gift card expiry dates.

Fashion giant ASOS has turned a glaring typo into a limited edition opportunity this week, after realising that failing to proofread a packaging order resulted in an unfortunate error.

The Department of Home Affairs is reportedly considering placing a $5 tax on every low-value parcel that comes into Australia, but one indep…

Amazon takes an unusual approach to picking and packing of items - but the result is faster delivery times.

It feels like spring in the North. Not Darwin and Cairns. Dallas and Cannes.

Prices continue to rise in the key OECD economies for vario…

By Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology

Coles will soon be an independent company again, with more than 800 supermarkets, n…

Retail giant Wesfarmers has outlined plans to spin off its Coles supermarket business into a separate ASX-listed company, with a new managin…

Another independent retailer will be shuttering stores, with Sydney apparel and accessories brand Sambag saying it will end operations after…

The long-term future of Toys ‘R’ Us stores across Australia has been thrown into doubt, following confirmation out of the US that the gl…