Retail

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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.

EXCLUSIVE: Shopping centre owner AMP Capital has lodged plans for a $600 million expansion of its Karrinyup mall, taking it to more than 113,000 square metres of total floor space and adding 150 apartments to the mix.

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.

Shares in The Reject Shop have jumped by more than 9 per cent on signs its sales are picking up, but profit was down for the half-year.

WA outperformed most states in December’s retail spending results, and with an interest rate cut and falling petrol prices, there are hopes of a retail revival.

Food and beverage operators are leading a revival for high street retail property, with Beaufort Street, Oxford Street and Albany Highway buzzing, and depressed centres Rokeby Road and Bay View Ter

Personal loan provider and pawn broker Cash Converters International issued $23 million in loans in December, a new record, as its online business continued to grow.

Property investor BWP Trust has purchased a Bunnings Warehouse in Melbourne from Bunnings Group for about $32 million.

Retail spending is still soft, as weak consumer confidence outweighs any boost from falling petrol prices.

JB Hi-Fi announced a small slide in its first-half profit and forecast a flat full-year result, while outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu lost a quarter of its market value after a warning of a first half loss led to a sharp drop in its share price.

Former Coles boss Ian McLeod will leave parent company Wesfarmers to accept a post in the United States.

Harvey Norman shares have gained as much as 9 per cent amid frenzied buying activity for the retail giant.

A new report by Deloitte has found 37 of the world’s top 250 retailers are now operating in Australia, 23 of which have set up shop in Western Australia.

Retail trade was virtually unchanged in November, weighed down by a flat result in department store spending.

Christmas came late to many retailers in 2014, with customers leaving it until immediately before or after the big day to hit the shops.

National car sales dropped in 2014, with Western Australia experiencing by far the biggest slide of all of the mainland states.

Perth company Audiofly is hoping to replicate strong export sales during the past three years with the opening of a new store and headquarters on King Street in the city.

Coles will pay $11.25 million in fines and costs but could end up paying more than double that refunding its suppliers, after a court agreed to the supermarket giant's settlement with the competition watchdog.

Supermarket giant Coles has apologised and offered refunds to suppliers after admitting it crossed the line with many of them.

Retail spending has risen for the fifth consecutive month, helped by solid gains in the household goods and department stores category.

Woolworths has won the exclusive rights to distribute the famous Hills brand of clotheslines and garden products.

Shares in grocery wholesaler Metcash have dived 13 per cent after the IGA Supermarkets brand owner flagged a slide of more than 20 per cent in its full-year earnings.

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