Electronics and furniture retailer Harvey Norman has reported a near-50 per cent rise in full-year profit, as a home building boom drives demand for furnishings and appliances.
Volunteers share cakes and memories to to mark the final closure of the YMCA's iconic op shop at Kingston
The nation's biggest retail group continues to reap a fortune from its domination of food and liquor markets.
The largest shopping centre in Alice Springs has been put on the market.
Pacific Brands will offload its workwear division, including King Gee, Stubbies and Hard Yakka, following another year of heavy losses.
Another poor session for mining stocks was not enough to stop the Australian share market ending the week with a modest gain.
Petrol retailers and the information service at the centre of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission lawsuit say they are confident the arrangements are legal.
The latest profit reports from market darlings Super Retail and Breville highlight the challenges in retail.
The competition watchdog has launched legal action against Australia's major petrol retailers for price sharing.
Wesfarmers has joined the ranks of major corporations showering investors with cash.
A strong session for mining stocks has helped drive the Australian share market to close higher.
Consumer research has found being able to touch, see and smell fresh produce is important for shoppers as they make decisions in the fruit and vegetable aisles.
The Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce says a survey of its members has found 57 per cent support relaxing restrictions on Sunday trade.
The corporate regulator has taken supermarket chain Aldi to task, accusing it of not adequately advising customers of its credit card surcharges.
A study of the growth of discount retailer Aldi predicts it could almost double its Australian sales in the next five years.
A wine industry body says an agreement signed with the Woolworths Liquor Group will go some way to improving relationships between supermarkets and winemakers.
Economists have expressed serious concern about calls from farm advocacy groups for a legal provision that could prohibit big businesses from engaging in behaviour that would substantially lessen competition in marketplaces.
Consumer confidence is recovering from the hit it took in the wake of unpopular measures in this year's federal budget.
Supermarket giant Woolworths continues to play second fiddle to arch rival Wesfarmers in the hardware business, notching up another round of heavy losses.
The high-profile chief executive of David Jones Paul Zahra has suddenly quit the company following its recent acquisition by South African firm Woolworths.
The Queensland farming family behind Australia's first fresh fruit vending machine believes its latest breakthrough will lead to a significant increase in the consumption of fresh fruit in the country.
Tasmanian businesswoman Jan Cameron has paid almost $14 million to settle a potential insolvent trading claim.
Ms Cameron's company, Retail Adventures, operated hundreds of Chickenfeed, Go-Lo, Crazy Clark's and Sam's Warehouse stores before it collapsed in 2012.
A Deloitte partner had a potential claim against the directors for trading while the company was insolvent.
Creditors were informed by the liquidator that a settlement of $13.8 million had been received from Ms Cameron.
A new consumer survey shows Australians have grave concerns about a range of cost-of-living pressures.
Farmers say they'll keep pushing for a mandatory code of conduct for dealings with supermarkets, as the Federal Government seeks comment on a proposed voluntary code.
The colourful and often creative wine labels on bottleshop shelves can easily hide their producer's identity, says Murrumbateman winemaker Sarah Collingwood.
With the local shops in Canberra, it seems the more things change, the more they stay the same.
The receiver of the DSG retail group, which has announced further closures in regional areas, says it is now confident staff will be paid their entitlements.
Tasmanian retailers have been buoyed by figures showing the state has led the nation in retail turnover in June.
Bureau of Statistics data reveals Tasmania had a 1.3 per cent rise for the traditionally quieter month.
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association says the Riverina would suffer disproportionately by any changes to penalty rates.
The Mayor of Glen Innes Severn Council is hopeful a similar retail store will fill the void left when the town's Target Country store closes later this year.
Supermarket, Woolworths is aiming to double the rate it introduces new products to its stores from 5 to about 10 per cent a year
The Mayor of Bunbury says any push to extend trading hours in the city needs to come from businesses.
Retail sales for June rose by double what was expected, in a sign that consumers have recovered somewhat from a budget-related slump in confidence.
The receivers of the DSG retail group have confirmed Sam's Warehouse stores in Orange and Dubbo are closing.
