Shareholders have voted to adjourn a meeting on Westfield's merger proposal after it failed to win enough institutional backing to guarantee the proposed $70 billion restructure will go through.
Carnarvon's only department store is set to close, after the business's owners conceded the shop is no longer financially viable.
A union-commissioned report has found that Westfield Group paid only 8 per cent in corporate tax.
Westfield is facing a moment of truth as it prepares to put its controversial restructure proposal to shareholders with the real prospect it will be voted down.
Electrolux workers at Orange in the state's Central West will vote for a second time on a pay offer from the company of eleven per cent over three years.
The president of Coolum Business and Tourism, Noel Mooney, says local traders are feeling the impact of the Queensland State of Origin team's relocation to the Gold Coast this year.
Hobart's Lord Mayor is confident preliminary works at the Myer site is confirmation the new department store will be built soon.
The Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce says further extending trading hours would not work on southern Queensland's Darling Downs.
It's a common lament that we don't eat enough fresh fruit and vegetables, but one with an obvious solution, according to UK-based food marketing expert, David Hughes.
Fresh food producer, Harvest Fresh Cuts, will complete its first leafy greens season this week in the Coal River valley.
Derrinallum traders are hoping a marketing campaign will be able to lift business in the town, after last month's fatal bomb blast.
The company behind plans to develop a shopping centre in Denmark is launching another appeal against a planning panel's decision on the proposal.
The Supreme Court has overruled a decision by Victoria's planning tribunal on a new supermarket in the Macedon Ranges.
Frank Lowy's plans to restructure his $70 billion corporate empire have been thrown into doubt.
Coles has been fined more than $31,000 for displaying food beyond its use-by date at a SA supermarket.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued recalls for two more clothing items that contain a hazardous dye linked to cancer.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned there could be more product recalls in coming weeks, after testing revealed a hazardous dye in some clothing and bed linen.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a warning about a dangerous dye found in jeans on sale in Australian stores.
Retailers are attributing sales growth in Tasmania to warmer weather bringing out consumers.
Swedish bulk goods store Ikea says a drop in consumer confidence has not deterred it from plans to open in Canberra.
Local shares have faced a heavy sell-off today, with domestic economic data below expectations and with investors responding to weaker sentiment in the US and Europe.
Dozens of businesses in Western Australia's Great Southern are concerned about the impact on trade of an extended cut to their phone services.
Retail sales have missed expectations, edging just 0.1 per cent higher in March, driven largely by food, especially a rise in cafe and restaurant eating.
He may not quite be an emperor, but Myer boss Bernie Brookes clearly is running short of clothes.
David Jones has posted a 4.1 per cent jump in sales, easily outpacing Myer's sales slide.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking Coles to court over its treatment of suppliers.
The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Coles alleging that it engaged in unconscionable conduct in its dealings with 200 of its smaller grocery suppliers, under what the supermarket called the Active Retail Collaboration (ARC) program.
It is alleged that Coles targeted $16 million in rebates from smaller suppliers, and was seeking ongoing rebates based on a percentage of the price it paid for the grocery products.
Myer has reported a slide in sales over the third quarter, which it blames largely on store renovations and closures.
Extended trading hours have begun this morning in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
