Online shopping takes nearly 10% longer to arrive in heavy rain. Here’s what retailers should do to avoid delays ahead of La Niña
As the east coast of Australia gears up for the third consecutive wet spring — and possibly summer — retail businesses should prepare for deliveries to take longer than they would in drier conditions.
‘The last straw’: Pet food retailers the latest to sever ties with Pete Evans after neo-Nazi social media post
Celebrity chef Pete Evans has been dropped by his publisher, major supermarkets and bookstores have removed his products from shelves, and now his pet food brand is disappearing from shops after he shared a neo-Nazi symbol on social media.
Woolworths to give workers $50 million in shares and gift cards as COVID-19 reward
Woolworths is offering 100,000 staff shares as a reward for working for the company over the last six months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kmart consolidation, local first and goodbye cash: What retail could look like when the recession has passed
This war will get worse before it gets better, that much we know. But when it does, what could retail look like? Here are 13 predictions.
Booktopia raises $20 million with plan to become Australia’s largest book retailer
Booktopia is chasing Big W after raising $20 million in new capital to double its warehouse capacity, founder Tony Nash says.
Kaufland to open right next door to Aldi, Coles, Big W in Queensland
Kaufland is setting up shop right next to its biggest competitors in Queensland, as it tests its hypermarket model Down Under.
Big W’s big woes: Don’t blame online retail for killing discount department stores
After weeks of speculation, Woolworths has confirmed it will close 30 of its Big W stores in Australia, as well as two distribution centres.
Big W to close 30 stores as department-store reckoning continues
Discount department store BIG W is closing 30 stores and two distribution centres in a widely expected move to reset its cost base.
Kathmandu hacked: Retailer admits personal and payment data may have been leaked over a month ago
Kathmandu says it only "very recently" became aware of a hack which may have compromised consumer data over a month ago, including payment details.
Big W customer data leaked due to printer repair mishap
A Big W customer was provided with a confidential document accidentally when they were trying to get their printer repaired.
The most visited shopping websites in Australia revealed
JB Hi-Fi is leading the pack when it comes to the most visited Australian shopping websites, according to analysis by coupon site Cuponation.
Why Target is shrinking to take on H&M, Zara and Uniqlo
Forget Big W and Kmart, discount department store Target wants to take the fight to international fast-fashion giants H&M, Zara and Uniqlo.
