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.
Chemist Warehouse merger a potential boon for Aussie body wash, lolly brands
Growing Australian businesses with products stocked in Chemist Warehouse are excited by its proposed merger with pharmacy titan Sigma Healthcare -- and the prospect of Chemist Warehouse growing even further on the global stage.
Chemist Warehouse set to disrupt the optometry market with “affordable”, 7-day-a-week outlet
The retail chain says it plans to “revolutionise the optical sector” in Australia.
Aussie skincare brand Unlabelled lands ‘loud and proud’ national Coles deal
The brand was created by award-winning skincare professionals Anthony McDonough and Chris Glebatsas to reduce youth suicide and launched in Australia last year.
Five steps to connecting more with your customers
The cost of poor communications can hit your bottom line hard. If a business isn’t on top of shipping status and order confirmations, for example, they are going to spend more time on costly customer service requirements, and miss out on gaining reviews and feedback to help improve the business.
How low sugar confectionery business Funday scored Chemist Warehouse as a stockist mere months after launching
Only one year since launching, Funday now has four different flavours, a growing social media presence with influencers and ambassadors, and is stocked in approximately 1800 retail stores around the country.
A brand without a label: Inside Chris Glebatsas and Anthony McDonough’s new social enterprise
Serial entrepreneurs Chris Glebatsas and Anthony McDonough have launched Unlabelled, a skincare brand that will raise funds to support youth mental health.
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.
Why Australian businesses are the new owned media moguls
Owned media represents a potentially lucrative revenue opportunity for SME retailers. The best bit? You already own what you need to get started.
‘Human error’: 7-Eleven, Caltex singled out by ACCC over axing of tampon tax
Caltex and 7-Eleven have been singled out by the ACCC for being laggards in reducing prices following a decision to axe the tampon tax.
Budding boom: All you need to know about Australia’s stake in the fast-growing cannabis industry
Here's everything you need to know about the current status of medicinal cannabis in Australia, including where the opportunities are.
EBay ups the stakes in battle for Aussie online shoppers with free delivery program to launch in June
As competition heats up in the online retailing space, eBay Australia plans to offer a free delivery program for members from June.