Retail
Coles posts healthy profits as measures against shoplifters pay off
While the rest of the retail industry grapples with a worsening retail crime crisis, Coles has been ahead of the curve.
- Jessica Yun
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Hundreds charged with assaulting retail workers amid national spike in shopping centre violence
This year in WA shopping centres alone, flares have been set off and a teen was jailed after coward-punching another boy.
- Hannah Murphy
- Analysis
- Earnings season
Subway’s new challenger, the next Penfolds: Six ASX chiefs on what’s next
Furniture, wine, milk and pies: the chiefs of Australia’s biggest retailers reveal what they’re plotting for the new financial year.
- Jessica Yun
‘It’s out of control’: Organised crime gangs strike Rebel stores
Forget teenagers stealing a pair of socks: professional thieves are ransacking Rebel stores – but that hasn’t dampened investor enthusiasm.
- Jessica Yun and Colin Kruger
- Opinion
- City life
Melbourne’s key street has got its buzz back, and it’s bigger than, well ...
For years, the city’s spine has been on life support, but a string of new openings suggests our entertainment and retail hub is returning to its best.
- Cara Waters
From the new dad to the DIY dad: The best Father’s Day gifts to give this year
Whether he’s new to the whole fatherhood thing or a chip off the old block, we’ve curated some of the best gifts to show dad just how much he’s loved.
- Lauren Ironmonger and Abby Seaman
- Opinion
- Tripologist
Bargain or rip off? What you should, and shouldn’t, buy at duty free
Most airport duty-free “bargains” are a mirage. It pays to know what you’re doing before you get sucked in by the glitzy displays.
- Michael Gebicki
Amazon launches its own ‘trusted’ version of Temu in Australia. Here’s what we know
Amazon is introducing Haul, which will sell thousands of products under $25 to go head-to-head with ultra-cheap online retailers Temu and Shein.
- Jessica Yun
Illegal tobacco is big business, and retail giants are counting the cost
Coles, Woolies and IGA are losing a multibillion-dollar tobacco battle with a vicious new competitor, organised crime, and it is costing us all dearly.
- Colin Kruger
There are a lot of empty shops in the CBD, but two factors could be turning the tide
Brisbane’s city centre has three times the retail vacancies of Sydney’s. But two things are helping to close the gap.
- William Davis