Posts tagged "competition"

Coles Express is the most expensive petrol retailer in each of the major capital cities, while filling up at 7-Eleven, Woolworths, United and smaller outlets should save you money, a new report says.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has taken a dig at Amazon and Google, accusing them of effectively rigging their systems to the detriment of retailers. Nadella attacked the rivals to his Microsoft Azure cloud platform, saying: “Amazon and Google both are fantastic at being able to rig transactions.”

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. 

Unlockd, one of the more promising startups coming out of the Australian scene has launched court action against Google, after the search engine giant threatened to pull the company's app from its Android app store and cut advertising revenue through its AdMob service.

Australian parcel delivery and logistics startup Sendle is continuing to take the fight to incumbent postal operator Australia Post by offering a guaranteed lower price for national parcel sending for Australian small businesses.

The chief executive of the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group says the hospitality company has fallen on hard times because it didn't innovate and instead "rested on its laurels" after early successes.

Myer chief executive Richard Umbers will step down from his post today, with the incoming executive chairman of the business saying the deci…

“Right-sizing” looks set to become a top retail buzzword of 2018, say experts, with outdoor clothing company Mountain Designs to close one i…

In the world of Australian small business 2017 was a year of consolidation of past gains and preparation for the changes that confront us in…

A month ago, co-founder of consumer goods brand Thankyou, Daniel Flynn, was discussing the success of his social enterprise business model w…

Sydney residents will have have access to online shopping and delivery from Ikea from this week, as the company focuses on connecting with m…

Tens of thousands of shoppers have interacted with a Facebook page promising a $1500 Baby Bunting gift card, but the brand has warned its fa…