School supplies company Campion Education is looking to capitalise on the collapse of its main competitor Wooldridges by opening new stores in Perth and hiring staff that have been made redundant.
The head of one of Australia's retail giants fears there is no end in sight to the nation's consumer gloom, despite its flagship Coles supermarket boasting a hefty full year sales increase.
Australia's oldest family-run business Lionel Samson Sadleirs Group along with MG Kailis Group and footwear retailer Betts Group have been made the inaugural inductees into Family Business Australi
Truck drivers are rallying outside Coles stores across the country calling for the retailer to be held to account for pressuring truckies and causing accidents.
Shares in troubled surfwear retailer Billabong have surged by more than 20 per cent after it received a second takeover offer from US private equity firm TPG.
A bitter industrial dispute at a Coles Melbourne warehouse may be close to an end as workers vote on a new deal brokered between the union and management.
Supermarket private label product sales have grown by an enormous 85 per cent in the past five years and will account for a quarter of the $86 billion Australians spend on groceries in the next yea
Supermarket operator Coles says the retail landscape is getting more competitive as big overseas retailers move into the Australian market, but Coles won't be expanding internationally at this stag
Struggling department store Myer is shedding 100 jobs in its latest attempt to shave costs during the toughest trading conditions in a quarter of a century.
Traditional shopping centres will feel the squeeze over the next decade as shoppers demand more attractive experiences and increasingly move online, a property report shows.
Supermarket giant Woolworths has been accused of using "brutal negotiations" to squeeze price cuts from suppliers to help fund a price war with rival Coles.
Automotive Holdings Group has beefed up its Rand Refrigerated Logistics division, acquiring Toll Holdings' interstate refrigerated transport business for $6.5 million, on the same day it offloaded
Hopes of a $1.65 billion takeover deal for David Jones have been dashed, with the mystery British private equity group behind the proposal making a quick retreat.
Australia's rate of inflation has fallen to its lowest level since the global financial crisis, a survey shows, giving the central bank room to cut interest rates further.
Pacific Equity Partners is to acquire Nestle's Peters Ice Cream business for an undisclosed sum as the international food business shifts its range away from refrigerated products in Australia.
David Jones has been been approached by a UK investor, believed to be EB Private Equity, with a takeover proposal that reportedly puts an enterprtise value on the retailer of $1.65 billion.
Beleaguered grocery wholesaler Metcash is diversifying into the car spare parts business to help bolster its bottom line and will undertake a $375 million capital raising to help pay for the new bu
Australians are increasingly using technology to help them shop, with nearly 40 per cent having used a smart phone or an iPad to compare prices, research says.
The number of online orders to Australian businesses increased by almost a third during the 2010-2011 financial year, speaking volumes on the growing importance of internet sales.
