Sara Lee rescued from administration, serving just desserts for 200 Australian workers
Beloved frozen dessert manufacturer Sara Lee has been rescued from administration, thanks to a buyout from a team with close family ties to the successful turnaround of Darrell Lea.
“Pretty tough for a while”: Retail spending dips over festive season
December is shaping up to be a softer month for official retail sales numbers after consumers jumped on discounted goods in November and budgets were dried up by high living costs.
“Shocked, amazed and excited”: Alya Skin products sell out in less than a month
More than 10,000 units of Alya Skin’s Miracle Moisture and The Calmer Serum were sold in just under a month.
Australia’s Moose Toys to bring MrBeast off YouTube and onto the toy shelf
Australian toy manufacturer Moose Toys has signed an exclusive deal with Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson to produce a line of action figures, taking the megastar YouTuber and his brand off the screen and into the home.
Futurist in the USA: From palm scanners to phygital spaces
The author's recent trip to the United States made her wonder if the bigger innovations in retail and consumer are going to be more philosophical, rather than physical.
Water-soluble fashion tape CLUTCH Glue rolls into Priceline stores
CLUTCH Glue is a water-soluble and sweat-resistant clothing adhesive that can be applied directly to skin in glue form for a stronger grip on clothes.
Ultra Violette raises $15 million to take its Aussie-born SPF skincare global
Melbourne-based SPF brand Ultra Violette is hoping to replicate its local success in the North American market and will use $15 million in new equity funding from Aria Growth Partners to help it do just that.
New-age AI plugins to help consumers get the best deal for themselves
While the last wave of AI was used by big companies to make that task harder, the next wave is about to put that technology in the hands of consumers.
Koh celebrates eight years with cheeky campaign about household chores
Koh asked 1,127 Aussies about the cleaning habits in their households, with the brand finding most respondents feel they do more cleaning at home than they'd like to.
Australia’s acai obsession: How a health food became a small business battleground
Speaking to SmartCompany, leading acai bowl businesses across Melbourne and Sydney describe the evolution of acai in Australia, and the strong competition between leading vendors.
“Frightening”: AI-generated Indigenous art exploiting real artists’ work
Indigenous artists in Australia say their work is being stolen and turned into another threat to their livelihoods and cultures while they are already struggling to compete with the tens of millions of dollars worth of fake art produced every year by non-Indigenous artists.
“Diversity drives innovation”: How Farmers2Founders is supporting women in agtech
Mother-daughter duo Dr Christine Pitt and Skye Raward established Farmers2Founders in 2018 with a vision to put producers at the centre of innovation in agriculture and help solve some of the challenges facing the sector.
