Global lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret’s arrival in WA came ‘too slow’, according to the brand’s Australian franchise owner, as it opens its first store in Perth.
Cheyanne Enciso
Weeks after a raft of popular children’s toy products were recalled over fears of asbestos contamination, another product has been added to the list following laboratory testing.
Pamela Rontziokos
Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth has revealed the hot item West Australians can expect under their Christmas tree this year.
Myer boss Olivia Wirth will wait and see how the rest of the Christmas trading period pans out but says it’s been ‘so far so good’ after the department store chain recorded its best Black Friday ever.
Big-name Australian retailers are among the 12 businesses that have been fined a collective $2.2m in a major ASIC crackdown.
Cameron Micallef
Australian household spending lifted in November as consumers reached for their wallets at legendary rock band AC/DC’s concerts and the Ashes series opener in Perth.
Zombies are OK in advertising land but the middle finger is not, according to the year-end list of commercials that drew the most viewer complaints.
William Ton
An Aussie jewellery retailer known for promoting an affordable alternative to mined diamonds has collapsed into administration – with an urgent sales process underway to find a buyer.
Blake Antrobus
British fast-fashion giant Topshop is making an unexpected return to Australia, nearly a decade after it collapsed in the face of tough trading conditions.
Thousands of frustrated Westpac customers were unable to access their funds after a major outage affected the Big Four bank’s EFTPOS service on Wednesday.
Peta Rasdien
Bapcor shares have been hammered after the Autobarn owner issued its second profit downgrade in less than two months following ‘weaker trading performance in October and November’.
The launch of a new milk line from Spudshed heralds the future launch of cheese products from WA’s Spud King, but the State’s dairy council is not impressed with the cheap price.
Georgia Campion and Cally Dupe
The company behind an iconic Aussie treat staple has secured a $45 million funding boost to help the chocolate biscuit dominate the global market.
New research finds almost 90 per cent of Aussies are feeling stressed this Christmas
Emma Kirk
A popular snack sold at Coles Supermarkets nationally have been recalled over fears it may cause injury.
Premier Investments’ billionaire chair Solomon Lew has taken a swipe at the Government’s handling of the cost-of-living crisis, which he says has hurt the performance of kids stationery juggernaut Smiggle.
More than half of young Australians are willing to hand over their Christmas shopping to an artificial intelligence tool, but others have concerns.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Australians may be grappling with ongoing cost-of-living pressures but new data suggests it won’t stop pet owners from spoiling their fur-babies this Christmas.
A coloured sand unicorn toy sold in Kmart and Target has been recalled over asbestos contamination risk.
Legal experts warn proposed laws to ban violent shoppers from WA retail stores risk choking the State’s already back-logged court system.
Charlton Hart
Assaults on WA retail workers could see offenders batted from stores for up to two years under new laws to be introduced by the Cook Government, following a spike in serious incidents.
Australia’s biggest KFC operator Collins Foods says menu innovations — like its Habanero Hot and Crispy range and Zinger kebab — has helped the company deliver record half-year sales.
KFC franchisee Collins Foods says product innovation such as limited-time menu items helped it grow Australian sales by five per cent.
Derek Rose
West Australians will splurge billions of dollars in the six weeks leading up to Christmas as savvy shoppers get a head start on buying gifts and ticking off their festive to-do lists.
