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The organic food industry has burst onto the consumer scene in the last couple of years and new research released by Australia Organic suggest that it isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

The impact of overseas sellers on local retail platforms continues to worry small businesses, amid claims eBay vendors from China are misrepresenting themselves as local brands on the platform. 

Scholars of history know “complexity kills”. It killed the Roman and British empires and brought down the former Soviet Union. It also kills businesses.

According to Chinese online retail giant Alibaba, the future of retail technology is rooted in object and facial recognition, QR codes, and gamifying shopper discounts.

Another small business owner has spoken out about the realities of selling on Amazon Australia, with fishing goods business Blue Seas Tackle Co leaving the platform last week after experiencing "no sales" over the past two months. 

Unseasonably hot weather has got retailers around Australia in a sweat, as they begin to slash prices on autumn and winter clothing ahead of…

Borrowing an analogy from the world of gymnastics, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he "certainly can't do a handstand" to take full credit for the retail giant's successes, as he revealed for the true reach of his company's Amazon Prime shopping option.

Businesses all around Australia are again preparing for an Anzac Day public holiday that will fall within the working week.

Australian Toys 'R' Us stores look likely to survive the turmoil caused by the collapse of their US parent company.

JD Sports is focused on expanding its offer into more-traditional bricks-and-mortar shopping centres across Australia.

By Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology and Louise Grimmer, University of Tasmania

Retailers, struggling to connect with th…

A growing number of Australian small businesses are speaking up about their disappointment with Amazon Australia, but an Amazon executive says "being misunderstood is something we do often".