Today
Woolworths snaps up Shopper Media for $150m cash
The grocery giant is extending its retail digital media reach to better connect customers with the brands and products it sells.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Yesterday
Free glow-up for Adore Beauty’s Kate Morris
Despite Adore Beauty’s share market meltdown, The Australian has lionised Morris and her private equity sidekick Justin Ryan.
- Joe Aston
Brisbane supplement brand recruits ex-Subway boss to double sales
ATP Science has signed a multi-million-dollar deal with Woolworths to distribute its $5 protein bar to more than 900 stores.
- Tess Bennett
This Month
Amazon moves to end long-running competition case
Amazon has vowed to stop collecting non-public data about merchants that it competes with, as well as giving rivals an easier way to reach customers on its website.
- Adam Satariano
Michael Hill shares jump on strong June quarter
The result marks the company’s 12th quarter of positive same-store sales growth since the 2019 financial year’s third quarter.
- Lucas Baird
Booktopia ousts its CEO, shares slide anew
Booktopia Group’s board said it has issued “notice” to Tony Nash to vacate the chief executive role.
- Miranda Ward
Fair Work investigates luxury retailer Sneakerboy’s staff complaints
The Fair Work Ombudsman has confirmed an investigation into Sneakerboy following complaints by several staff about unpaid entitlements.
- Max Mason
Quick sale of Sneakerboy sought as staff raise entitlement concerns
Before the luxury footwear and streetwear retailer collapsed, there were already former staff members who had left the business and not received full entitlements.
- Max Mason
You wouldn’t know it, but Gerry Harvey is being silenced
Harvey’s stifled voice was heard for 23 minutes on Neil Mitchell’s morning radio program.
- Joe Aston
Arriba! Zambrero puts tasty review mandate in front of banks
Guzman y Gomez isn’t the only burrito in town for investment bankers.
- Jessica Sier, Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Anthony Macdonald
Winter delivers for Kathmandu as omicron crunches staff
KMD Brands says that while trading conditions have improved in the second half of this financial year, COVID-19 continued to affect the number of in-store customers.
- Miranda Ward
Here fishy, fishy: KPMG tracks buyer for NZ’s Burnsco
KPMG’s scouting for Australian buyers keen to add a meaty NZ retailer to their portfolio.
- Updated
- Jessica Sier, Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Anthony Macdonald
Amazon wants influencers - but is it cool enough to attract them?
In China, livestreamed shopping is well-established. Keen to replicate its success, Amazon is courting influencers - but is it too late?
- Dave Lee
For sale sign up at Gen Z bags, wallets brand Status Anxiety
Allier Capital is spruiking leather goods retailer Status Anxiety to trade buyers, highlighting its growing margins thanks to a multi-sales strategy.
- Jessica Sier, Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Anthony Macdonald
Hungry Jack’s invests $20m to take on McCafe
The burger chain’s chief executive, Chris Green, admitted the push had come a “little bit late” but said it had found a gap in the market.
- Lucas Baird
Sneakerboy administrator chases quick deal
A quick deal’s a good deal in the world of administrations.
- Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
- Sponsored
- Opinion
- Woolworths Group
Listening to - and hearing - First Nations voices
Supporting the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Woolworths Group has already taken the step to embed an Indigenous voice in management decision-making.
Sponsored
by Woolworths Group
- Opinion
- Retail
Retailers alert as Millennials, Zoomers take over from Boomers
The changing face of Australia has financial implications as younger generations outnumber older ones and the country becomes a more culturally diverse society.
- Sue Mitchell
Dan Murphy’s owner wants 300 tech workers to boost online sales
The new hires will include highly sought-after data scientists, software engineers and product managers.
- Updated
- Tess Bennett
Zoe Foster Blake can count on Andrew Forrest at BWX
BWX is now raising $23 million just to keep the lights on.
- Joe Aston
