The state government’s public holiday review has continued to come under fire after some of Western Australia’s peak bodies estimate significant costs to businesses.
Cash Converters International boss Sam Budiselik says the company’s plan to expand within Australia’s most populated areas on the east coast is working.
The financial restraints felt by soon-to-be newlyweds is affecting some of Perth’s bridal stores, but it could signify a reset of the wedding industry.
The Australian Hotels Association WA has warned the state government against making Easter Saturday a public holiday, citing widespread hospitality venue closures.
The state’s peak planning body has approved DevWest’s $24 million application to build a two-storey neighbourhood centre, despite concerns from the nearby IGA.
Australian shoe brand Wittner has changed hands after private retailer The Shoe Group acquired majority of the business, which was under administration.
Century-old Australian shoe brand Wittner is set to be sold to a national shoe retailer after it buckled to rising costs and called in administrators earlier this year.
ASX-listed e-commerce company Toys ‘R’ Us has called in administrators from BDO, marking a second time the toy retailer brand has tumbled into trouble.
Multinational e-commerce company Amazon is extending its reach in Perth by offering same-day deliveries, as sector players move to meet changing customer expectations.
Coles Group chief executive Leah Weckert has welcomed the company’s third quarter sales result, with revenue up by 3.4 per cent, or $336 million, to $10.37 billion.
Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth says the department store group remains committed to becoming an “retail powerhouse”, amid challenging trade conditions.
The Prater-Wheatley family has received a double boost from Eagers Automotive, which disclosed it made $12 million in rental payments last year for properties owned by the Perth ‘rich listers’.
Coles has reported a 3 per cent drop in profit in the first half of the 2024-25 financial year, but received a sales boost during staff strikes at rival Woolworths' operations.
Flight Centre Travel Group’s statutory net profit during the first six months of the 2025 financial year dipped from $86.7 million to $59.6 million, despite posting a flat revenue of $1.3 billion.
Cash Converters managing director Sam Budiselik says the company’s improved assessment of credit risk has aided the company’s half-year financial performance.
Wesfarmers has reported a small rise in interim profit from its diverse retail and industrial operations while maintaining plans to invest heavily in the depressed lithium sector.
A Perth jetski and quad bike dealership has stumbled in liquidation, calling in experts Greg Prout and David Hurt from WA Insolvency Solutions to sift through its affairs.
More than a dozen Rivers clothing stores across the state will shut shop after a buyer couldn’t be found for division under the troubled Mosaic Brands umbrella.
Wesfarmers has opted to shut down its online retail business in the face of growing competition, announcing one-off costs of up to $60 million from the wind down of Catch.
