Automotive Holdings Group has reassured shareholders that its troubled refrigerated logistics business is on the mend, after releasing a trading update that showed lower profits.
Woolworths shares have slipped after it announced retail expert Sally Macdonald's resignation as Big W chief executive after less than a year in the job.
The Australian Shareholders' Association is calling for Gerry Harvey to be removed as Harvey Norman executive chairman after a heated exchange with the retail veteran about the company's accounts.
Wesfarmers chairman Michael Chaney has criticised US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to end the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal, saying restricting free trade causes economic stagnation.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns about the way Aldi, Coles and Woolworths treat suppliers when dumping products from their supermarket shelves.
Brisbane-based Sentinel Property Group has added Port Hedland Boulevard to its portfolio, buying the Woolworths-anchored shopping centre for $18 million.
Shares in Australian furniture maker and retailer Fantastic have soared on news it has received a $361.4 million takeover offer from larger rival Steinhoff Asia Pacific, the owner of Freedom and Snooze brands.
Two well-known Leederville cycling businesses have hit differing problems this week, with retailer Riders Choice going into voluntary administration and accessory manufacturer Cycliq facing a regulatory speed bump on its path to an ASX listing.
Woolworths has completed the sale of its profitable Home Timber and Hardware franchise as part of its $1.5 billion exit from the home improvement sector.
Struggling retailer Woolworths is considering offloading its petrol stations, not long after striking deals to rid itself of its loss-making hardware business.
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo will open its first Western Australian store in Perth's Murray Street Mall, with a flagship two-level shop anchoring a $6 million redevelopment of Plaza Arcade.
JB Hi-Fi shares have soared after returning to trade for the first time since the electronics retailer announced an $870 million takeover of The Good Guys.
Car retailer Automotive Holdings Group is bracing for a potential earnings hit when the corporate regulator enacts reforms to finance and insurance commission arrangements next year.
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JB Hi-Fi has responded to renewed media speculation by saying that it is continuing acquisition discussions with whitegoods retailer The Good Guys but nothing has been finalised.
Woolworths has pressed on with cutting ties with Masters by replacing its directors on the failed hardware chain's board with staff from insolvency firm KordaMentha.
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Already facing intense price competition from Aldi, supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths could lose some of their high-spending customers to David Jones' new upmarket food stores.
A national boom in housing construction and renovation has driven a surge in Harvey Norman's furniture, whitegoods and homewares' sales, offsetting a weak result in Western Australia due to the the mining downturn.
