Today
Super Retail claims Harmers tried to surf in on deal with ex-executive
The owner of Rebel Sport wants the law firm removed from a lawsuit, alleging it tried to protect itself from defamation as part of settlement negotiations.
- 37 mins ago
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- Retail
Pressure is on Domino’s boss to deliver a turnaround
US parent Domino’s Pizza Inc and local chairman Jack Cowin are each becoming more involved in how ASX-listed Domino’s Pizza Enterprises is run.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Yesterday
Coles boss banks on efficiency gains from new warehouse
Leah Weckert says better product availability will translate to higher sales following the opening of a major distribution centre in western Sydney.
- Carrie LaFrenz
This Month
Liquor giant Dan Murphy’s absorbs Penfolds price hikes
The retail chain’s managing director Agi Pfeiffer-Smith said the market is increasingly competitive and even shoppers seeking small luxuries want a deal.
- Carrie LaFrenz
The luxury bubble is bursting and not even Cettire is safe
Prestige fashion is in a state of crisis as sales plunge and stocks pile up. For Cettire, which has operated in the grey market, this is its moment of truth.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Jonathan Shapiro
PwC in buyer hunt for personal safety equipment biz Amare Safety
Sydney’s Pacific Equity Partners would be a logical buyer given the firm’s acquisition of industrial supplies group ATOM earlier this year.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
‘We know over 500 customers’ are searching for it’: the big changes coming to DJs
Although shoppers remain cautious, Scott Fyfe and Anchorage Capital are hoping their $250 million revamp will keep consumers spending.
- Carrie LaFrenz
July
Super Retail wins last-minute bid to suppress statement of claim
The owner of Rebel Sport and Supercheap is defending an action brought by its former head of legal.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Ready-to-drink vodka maker Billson’s Beverages goes bust
Beechworth-based Billson’s was established in 1865. Co-owner Nathan Cowan is “devastated” at the collapse, caused by a spending downturn and punishing excise taxes.
- Simon Evans
Harmers lodges claim against Super Retail, CEO and chairwoman
The former head of legal for the company which owns Rebel sport is now looking to the Federal Court to enforce a settlement deal she allegedly reached in May.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
Carl’s Jr local brand holder calls in KPMG
As voluntary administrators consider the sale of 20 burger stores, some Carl’s Jr franchisees are still in business.
- Jemima Whyte
Woolworths seeks to fill two top exec jobs with exit of Davis
As outgoing chief executive Brad Banducci hands over to his successor Amanda Bardwell she will start to get her team in place.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Australia’s No.1 hospitals business poached a supermarkets boss
Ramsay Health Care chairman David Thodey is trading in deep industry knowledge and expertise for a consultant’s mindset. Will it work?
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Luxury fashion
The luxury industry is falling from its elevated heights
The broader fall in luxury consumption has come as a shock to an industry accustomed to attaining ever greater heights, apart from in its pandemic slump.
- John Gapper
Woolworths in leadership limbo after exec becomes Ramsay CEO
After missing out on the CEO role at the retailer, Natalie Davis will take over from long-serving Ramsay boss Craig McNally who will step down next year.
- Carrie LaFrenz
The economics of being your own barista in four charts
Is making your coffee at home an expensive hobby or an economically rational response to higher coffee prices?
- Daniel Arbon
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Car yards are full and dealers worry they are racing to the bottom
There’s been little economic data to offset expectations that the RBA needs to raise interest rates. A review of conditions at car dealerships caught our eye.
- Updated
- Anthony Macdonald
Adore Beauty hires ex-General Pants CEO to lead recovery
After selling General Pants to Richard Facioni’s Alquemie Group, Sacha Laing has jumped ship to run the online beauty company.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
ATO ready to send companies broke rather than wait for tax
Black Brewing Co stopped paying the tax office for almost a year and ultimately joined the dozens of craft brewers who have gone bust. The ATO will not budge.
- Simon Evans
- Exclusive
- Retail
Woolworths Holdings brings in BCG to slash costs at Country Road
Country Road – which operates its eponymous brand along with Mimco, Trenery, Witchery and Politix – has been controlled by the South African group since 1998.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
