The Body Shop is exactly the kind of activist brand consumers want. So why did it fail?
Founded by UK businesswoman and human rights activist Anita Roddick in 1976, The Body Shop was a trailblazer in cruelty-free products, fair trade and environmental sustainability.
Easter 2024: Your state-by-state guide to retail trading rules
Australian states and territories each have different rules for trading over Easter 2024. Find out which days are considered public holidays and the trading rules that apply.
Calls to increase competition amid Chemist Warehouse’s merger with Sigma Healthcare
The merger will combine the market power of about 600 existing Chemist Warehouse outlets with more than 1,200 pharmacies currently aligned to Sigma as a wholesaler.
Buyers sought as ‘smart’ cookware brand Zega falls into voluntary administration
Zega Intelligent Cookware has entered voluntary administration two years after it launched its first products.
How ‘sticking to fundamentals’ helped underwear retailer Step One sell 15 million pairs in seven years
In a bid to change the underwear game, Sydney-based entrepreneur Greg Taylor founded Step One from his bedroom with just $5,000.
How ethical are the $62 worth of Easter chocolates we’ll each buy this year?
Australians enjoy chocolate, consuming on average the equivalent of 32 kilograms a year, but there is growing interest in its origins and how it’s made.
You brews, you loos: Heaps Normal, Who Gives A Crap release new beer for charity
Toilet paper revolutionaries Who Gives A Crap and non-alcoholic brewery Heaps Normal have collaborated on a new limited-edition beer, with profits from each tin funding sanitation projects worldwide.
Godfreys to be wound up after no buyer found for Australian and New Zealand stores
The Australian and New Zealand operations of vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys will be wound up, after administrators didn't receive any viable offers to buy the business as a going concern.
Dropshipping luxury: A financial teardown of Cettire
Despite some fierce competition, Cettire is keeping its profits intact. How does the ASX-listed company manage to dominate the luxury e-commerce scene?
Ultra-fast fashion is thwarting the clothing industry’s efforts to become more sustainable
Ultra-fast fashion is marked by even faster production cycles, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it trends, and poor labour practices. Brands like Shein, Boohoo and Cider are liberated from the concept of seasonal collections.
$63 billion online spend: Australian basket sizes shrink but purchase frequency up
The average value of an online shopping basket fell in 2023, but spending is still clustered around the magic $100 'free shipping' mark, according to e-commerce data from Australia Post.
How digital marketing helps silk shirt maker The Fable earn $4.5 million a year
Almost nine years after launching, Australian clothing brand The Fable has sold more than 150,000 of its silk shirts and is turning over $4.5 million per year.