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RetailCommentsWaning appetite for KFC takes a bite out of Collins Foods

The nation’s biggest KFC and Taco Bell operator has posted a huge slide in half-year profit in yet another sign of Australians’ waning demand for fast food amid the cost crunch.

Cheyanne Enciso

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Woolies calls in umpire as strike costs it $50m in sales

Woolworths has revealed the eye-watering bill that the supermarket giant is facing after strike action by its warehouse workers left shelves bare.

Daniel Newell

newsPremiumWoolworths reveals cost of strike action

Australia’s largest retailer has revealed the staggering cost of industrial action by the United Workers Union at its distribution centres.

Cameron Micallef & Jessica Wang

BusinessAussie retailer makes sad announcement

An Aussie gourmet food retailer featured on MasterChef has made a shock announcement about its future after decades in operation.

Emma Kirk

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A solid economic outlook? That’s in the too-hard basket

JACKSON HEWETT: Business confidence is down and consumers’ wallets remain mostly closed. But government largesse is gradually filtering into public sector wages. Welcome to our patchwork economy.

Jackson Hewett

Indigenous AustraliansPunters react to pub company’s controversial Aus Day ban

Australian Venue Co — which owns more than 20 WA venues including The Raffles Hotel, The Court and The Claremont Hotel — has apologised after telling its managers it was axing Australia Day celebrations.

Jessica Evensen and Simon Collins

UPDATEDPremiumProof Aussies have thrown off shackles

The doom and gloom for Aussie retailers seems to have subsided – and that was even before an expected bumper Black Friday sales.

Cameron Micallef

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Take-away, Black Friday sales surge as cost of living bites

The cost-of-living crisis has pushed customers to Black Friday sales in big numbers, while take-away meals and bottle shop purchases have also seen a bounce.

Jackson Hewett

UPDATEDPremiumTupperware to close in Australia amid bankruptcy

Workers are set to be left without jobs as a major brand closes operations in Australia after declaring bankruptcy.

Clareese Packer, Blake Antrobus

NEWSPremiumPub giant’s Australia Day backflip

A major Australian pub owner had decided to ban Australia Day celebrations in its venues because it “causes sadness” for staff.

Blair Jackson, Ryan Bourke

NewsPremiumMajor update in Woolworths strike

There’s been major development after thousands of Woolworths distribution centre workers went on strike, leaving supermarket shelves looking thin ahead of Christmas.

Alexandra Feiam

RetailCommentsPerth shoppers drive a hard bargain in Black Friday splurge

Black Friday shoppers hit retailers across the State, casting aside cost-of-living concerns to snap up some pre-Christmas bargains in a sales event that gets longer and delivers steeper discounts every year.

Cheyanne Enciso

NewsPremiumBig change for home delivery favourite

Woolworths and Endeavour Groups have moved its alcohol delivery service Jimmy Brings to the online grocery delivery app Milkrun.

Emma Kirk

RetailCommentsPremiumWhy your cup of coffee is about to get even more expensive

The world’s biggest coffee producer Nestle expects soaring coffee prices to accelerate in 2025 as WA roasters brace themselves for an extra shot of pain.

Cheyanne Enciso

Perth traffic CommentsBlack Friday shopping frenzy clogs up Perth roads

Motorists have been advised to expect delays and remain courteous on the road as keen shoppers flock to Black Friday sales at retailers across WA.

Morgan de Smidt

BusinessPrice-conscious Aussies spend up on record Black Friday

The cost-of-living crisis is driving more and more people towards sales, delivering retailers a bonanza on the increasingly popular Black Friday.

Sam McKeith and Neve Brissenden

RetailWhy New York is in the middle of a bagel boom

The bagel’s appeal continues to grow in its heartland of New York, and so do the lines.

Matthew Kronsberg

RetailCommentsPremium‘No f...ing way’: Why Gerry Harvey says CEOs are frustrated

Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey reckons there has never been a worse time to be a CEO of a public company thanks to excessive government regulation.

Cheyanne Enciso

RetailCommentsCity Chic plummets despite strong start to financial year

Shares in plus-sized fashion retailer City Chic have plummeted despite posting a slight recovery in revenue at the start of the financial year.

Cheyanne Enciso

annual and special corporate meetingHarvey Norman fears Bleak Friday despite sales increase

Harvey Norman says Australian same-store sales were up 3.1 per cent in the four months to October 31, as the retailer headed into a crucial sales period.

Derek Rose

RetailPremiumAussies to spend $7.5bn on Black Friday

Aussies looking to snap up a bargain before Christmas will be hitting the Black Friday sales hard, with the average person expected to spend $722 on average.

Aisling Brennan

RetailCommentsOpting out of Black Friday no longer an option for retailers

Australian retailers risk selling themselves short by opting out of Black Friday, industry experts say, with nearly one in three West Australians set to splash cash during the mega sales event.

Cheyanne Enciso

food'Better deal' for suppliers as supermarkets face fines

Supermarkets face fines of up to $10 million if caught breaching a grocery code of conduct that will become mandatory.

Tess Ikonomou and Poppy Johnston

newsPremiumHuge fine to stop supermarket price gouging

Australia’s major supermarkets could face at least a $10m fine if they are sprung breaching a new mandatory code in a bid to make things fairer for farmers and families.

Jessica Wang