Retail

shares have plummeted to their lowest level in 14 years after the grocery wholesaler shocked investors by suspending its dividend payments after making $640 million worth of writedowns.

Australian retail spending has hit a wall after 10 straight months of gains, with big falls in sales of liquor, footwear, food and recreational goods.

The Fair Work Commission has announced a 2.5 per cent increase to the national minimum wage to start from July 1, prompting fears it could worsen an already tough job market.

Some smaller retail operators in and around Perth are taking advantage of the ad hoc nature of regulation in Western Australia to open 24 hours a day.

Woolworths has signed up Telstra to help the retail giant offer mobile services direct to its customers.

Developers are bringing the main street back to the suburbs by integrating them, as well as housing, into new shopping centre builds.

Coles will expand the number of its own branded products to drive growth and to rival Woolworths' plans to match Aldi prices.

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Frank Lowy's Westfield Corporation expects to decide on an offshore stock market listing for the international shopping mall giant by early 2016.

Troubled department store Myer has delivered some good news to investors with a solid lift in third quarter sales.

Michael Chaney will take the role of chairman of conglomerate Wesfarmers when Bob Every retires at the company’s next annual general meeting in November.

New car sales were down 11.6 per cent in Western Australia, with nearly 1,000 fewer cars sold in the month of April.

Supermarket giant Aldi is facing headwinds on its plan to acquire and demolish the Hilton Fresh shopping centre and construct one of its own supermarkets on the site, with local residents and the City of Fremantle raising concerns over the design of the proposal.

Retail spending growth seems to be slowing a bit, but no more than might have been expected, and there is no good reason to expect the deceleration to continue.

Retail giant Woolworths will shed an extra 400 jobs as it looks to save $500 million in costs.

Coles is taking full control of the supermarket chain's credit card business less than a year after announcing its financial services joint venture with GE Capital.

Supermarket giant Coles has posted strong growth in the March quarter despite its fierce discounting war with Woolworths.

The chief executive of the Shire of East Pilbara has called on the owner of Newman’s only shopping centre to reduce rents.

Myer could have a new owner by Christmas, with billionaire Solomon Lew and private equity groups engaged in a bidding war for the troubled department store.

Low interest rates and cheap petrol have fuelled a nationwide spending spree, with retail spending growing at its strongest pace in five months.

A $70 million property development planned for the Pilbara mining town of Newman has brought together a couple of unlikely bedfellows and, in the process, created uncertainty for some existing reta

Outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu is putting the brakes on its store expansion in Australia after racking up a first half loss.

Trading hours will be extended for retail shops in the metropolitan area on Easter Monday and Anzac Day.

Electronics retailer Dick Smith is cutting about 80 jobs as part of a restructure that aims to rein-in costs and improve its supply chain.

With one foot in a Doc Martens boot and the other in a Vans sneaker, the owner of The Athlete's Foot is stepping into new territory.

New Myer chief executive Richard Umbers says the department store group has lost relevance with customers, suffering a 23 per cent slide in its first-half profit and downgraded its full-year guidance.

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Cheaper petrol has given Australians more cash to splash and economists say the tills could keep ringing as interest rates head lower.

Woolworths has downgraded its full year guidance and announced plans to step up investment in its core supermarkets business after falling further behind arch rival Coles.

Retailer Ray Della-Polina says there are lessons for the business community in the failure of his Malz business.

Diversified conglomerate Wesfarmers is upbeat on the outlook for its businesses after its flagship division, Coles, lifted its first-half earnings more than 7 per cent.