Dean Blake

Westfield Direct will allow customers to shop online from any Westfield around the country, across multiple retailers, for home delivery or click-and-collect.

After a successful trial period Woolworths is opening its online marketplace offering, Everyday Market, nationwide.

The Australian Retailers Association says Aussies are expected to spend an average of $726 each, with a large proportion of that coming from e-commerce.

Booktopia chief executive Tony Nash says this year's result has laid the foundation for further growth in the 2022 financial year.

Creators with a TikTok for Business account will soon be able to add a shopping tab thanks to a recent partnership with Shopify.

As the Australian Capital Territory enters lockdown following the spread of the Delta virus to the state, retailers are once again trying to understand if they are ‘essential’ or not.

As Australia gears up to chase a country-wide vaccination target of 70% of the population, business leaders around the country are finding ways to incentivise their workers to get onboard.

Melbourne’s Bayside Shopping Centre has become Victoria’s first shopping centre-based vaccination hub, and expects to give easy access to COVID-19 vaccines for 500,000 local residents.

Retail conglomerate Wesfarmers has made a $687 million bid at buying up Priceline’s parent company Australian Pharmaceutical Industries – an offer which will net API’s shareholders a 21% premium.

Australian omnichannel experience platform Brauz has expanded its offerings to allow customers to shop physical stores from their own homes via Zoom.

Despite ongoing lockdowns, Australian retail turnover rose 0.4% in May 2021 compared on a month-on-month basis and 7.7% on a year prior.

The decision was made as Sydney’s COVID-19 cluster continues to grow unabated, with the QR codes set to give NSW Health contact tracers real-time access to useful data from a greater number of locations.