Retail
Rose Bay latest front in supermarkets’ bid to woo grocery shoppers
Customers are already offered drone deliveries, innovative apps and contactless pick-up as the pandemic saw a rise in popularity of online shopping, but the proposed Woolworths store in Rose Bay goes one step further.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Shoppers flock back to malls despite inflation concerns
Westfield shopping centres have come back to life as consumers flock back to spend on fashion, jewellery, technology and appliances and the ubiquitous leisure gear.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Locals back Olga’s Puckle St store but other shopping strips slow to bounce back
The hollowed-out stores in Melbourne’s suburban streets, a hallmark of the pandemic’s long lockdowns, are slowly reviving.
- by Simon Johanson
Woolworths launches QR code payments after ‘big shift’ towards adoption
The retailer is the first to roll out QR code payments across its stores nationally, as customers get comfortable with the technology.
- by Dominic Powell
Instant grocery delivery app Send collapses
The start-up, which promised supermarket items rapidly couriered to your door at retail price, has gone into administration.
- by Nick Bonyhady
JB Hi-Fi boss says interest rates no concern as sales soar
The boss of national retailer JB Hi-Fi has said he doesn’t believe rising interest rates will affect spending at his electronics chain.
- by Dominic Powell
Temple & Webster takes fight to Bunnings with new online DIY store
Furniture retailer Temple & Webster has launched a new online store as it seeks to challenge the dominance of Australia’s biggest hardware chain.
- by Dominic Powell
Woolworths, Wesfarmers bosses support wage rises as inflation bites
The chief executives of Australia’s two largest private employers have both thrown their support behind an increase in workers’ wages amid rising inflation.
- by Dominic Powell
Handbags, perfume, jewellery, oh my! The best Mother’s Day gifts
It’s time to spoil Mum – our picks to make her day.
- by Sunday Life
The rise of flexitarians: Shoppers, seeking less meat, turn to plant-based products
Supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths are stocking more vegan products as shoppers seek to cut the amount of meat they consume.
- by Andrew Taylor
Kogan shares, sales and profits sink as consumer demand crumbles
Shares in online marketplace Kogan have sunk to three-year lows after the retailer reported a downbeat start to the new financial year.
- by Dominic Powell