Growth in Western Australia’s domestic economy was the second lowest nationally in the June quarter, but state final demand was still 12 per cent larger than June quarter 2020.
DevelopmentWA was running blind on foot traffic data at Yagan Square during two key periods in the precinct’s operation and demise, documents obtained under freedom of information suggest.
Mark McGowan says he feels sorry about business failures at Yagan Square, while a process revealed by Business News in April to move market hall retailers to perimeter locations continues.
Journalist Matt Mckenzie talks to Cash Converters managing director Sam Budiselik about the company's financial year results, the subprime loan market, and use of machine learning.
Woolworths boss Brad Banducci has baulked at mandatory coronavirus vaccination for staff despite the Delta strain posing the biggest challenge to maintaining profits.
Westfield shopping centres operator Scentre has swung to a half-year profit of $400.4 million as customer traffic rebounded when lockdowns eased in the first half of the year.
Coles is continuing to see sales growth slow in the first few weeks of the current financial year as trading returns to normal levels and as lockdowns in major cities drag.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is set to release its preliminary retail spending for June, which will take into account Victoria's previous lockdown.
Sales of MG cars have rocketed higher this year, pushing the famous marque into the state’s top 10, though the Chinese manufacturer is very different from the MG of old.
Whacking cheap imported goods with GST was meant to give local businesses a fairer crack at online shoppers, and a review will check whether it's working.
COVID-19 has modified our consumption patterns as Australians are stuck at home, unable to spend their dollars on that much-desired European tour or visit to Bali.
