The operator of 25 remote Indigenous community stores explains how difficult it is to get fresh produce to stores and keep prices reasonable, after outrage this week over "disgusting" conditions at a remote community store in the Northern Territory.
Harvey Norman boosts profits on rising sales, while troubled firms Slater and Gordon and IOOF post positive profit results.
Supermarket giant Woolworths posts a massive 12.5 per cent slump in its full-year net profit to $2.15 billion and appoints a new chairman.
Mary Penton and Maude Ellis may just be the Northern Territory's most knowledgeable opportunity shop volunteers, with a combined 49 years of service between them.
Troubled Australian surfwear company Billabong springs back from a $233.7 million loss to a modest $4.2 million profit.
Workers in the retail and hospitality industries will be meeting in Dubbo today to discuss potential penalty rate cuts.
A chef's visit to a remote Indigenous community's "disgusting" supermarket prompts formal complaints to the NT Health Department and Northern Land Council.
Cigarette lighters are being in sold in Adelaide with little adherence to safety regulations and could be a fire risk, South Australia's Metropolitan Fire Service says.
Wesfarmers full-year profit falls due to the previous year's sell-off of the company's insurance and gas divisions.
Mangoes from Western Australia could soon be appearing on Tesco supermarket shelves in the United Kingdom.
The WA Government is accused of sending "mixed messages" over Fremantle Council's proposed ban on plastic bags in the port city.
WA Premier Colin Barnett dismisses claims the State Government's long-awaited secondary supply laws have been significantly delayed due to political squabbling.
Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi reports a better-than-expected full-year profit and splashes out on a share buy-back scheme.
A new supermarket could open in Blackbutt, in southern Queensland's South Burnett, by the end of next year.
A group representing Hervey Bay businesses in southern Queensland says cutting Sunday penalty rates will allow Wide Bay traders to be more flexible and hire more staff.
Retail sales surprise analysts by surging 0.7 per cent over the first month of winter.
A Government-commissioned review proposes a new "enterprise contract" and cuts to Sunday penalties for hospitality and retail workers.
The Palm Island Mayor in north Queensland says he hopes to attract more than $16 million in funding to build a new business and retail precinct.
Concerns about China's economy and lower commodity prices drag on the share market, with energy and mining stocks among the biggest losers.
