McDonald’s, KFC employees are now required to wear face masks: Will the big supermarkets be next?
Employees at McDonald's and KFC stores in Melbourne are now required to wear face masks. Will the big supermarkets be the next retailers to ask staff to wear face masks?
Lorna Jane accused of “distasteful, cheap and exploitative” marketing ploys over ‘anti-virus activewear’ claims
Lorna Jane is using “distasteful, cheap and exploitative” marketing techniques, leveraging COVID-19 fears to try to sell its latest activewear range LJ Shield, says one marketing expert.
Tread carefully: Seven marketing missteps to avoid in a year of crisis
While it can feel insensitive trying to sell anything during a crisis, bills still need to be paid. So how do you market your business without seeming tone deaf or self-serving?
Sustainable design, flexible rent, and live streaming: Nine ways retail stores will change post-COVID
Online retail growth has exploded this year, but there is still a lot of life in retail stores. So how will retail stores be different after the pandemic. Here's nine ways retail stores will change post-COVID.
Morrison’s “JobTrainer” pledges $2 billion for apprentice wage subsidies and vocational training reform
Apprentice wages will be supported through to March next year in a $1.5 billion extension to subsidies that will also see medium sized businesses benefit.
Rise of the freelancer: How the gig economy is set to boom in a post-COVID world
As businesses ride the COVID rollercoaster, Australia is likely to see more opportunities for freelancers and older people in the gig economy. Here's why.
Rights and obligations: Can Australian businesses force customers to wear a mask?
Can Australian businesses force customers to wear a mask? Here's what businesses can do according to the law.
This Aussie business is deploying robotic voice tech in Kmart stores, as COVID-19 re-shapes the future of retail
Cohesio voice technology will help Kmart workers fulfil orders more quickly to cater for the increasing customer demand for e-commerce. Here's how it will work.
“In everyone’s hands”: Victoria won’t rule out ‘Stage 4’ restrictions as Melburnians urged to wear face masks
Businesses in Melbourne are staring down the barrel of tougher restrictions, as concern grows that Victoria will move to 'Stage 4' restrictions to tackle the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
EBay launches ‘Australian Made’ section as consumers flock to support local businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in EBay customers seeking locally made products, reflecting a growing interest in self-reliance.
Unpacking Krispy Kreme’s free donut debacle: Turns out exacerbating a pandemic is bad PR
Krispy Kreme has been condemned by police, social media users and anyone else with a brain after trying to run a promotion during a pandemic.
Climate change technology will boost the economy post-COVID-19, and startups can deliver it, says Goterra founder Olympia Yarger
Sustainability in business is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’, it’s imperative for tackling climate change and for recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis.