News

Clive Peeters has been found to be unprofitable in one third of its stores, with six Clive Peeters stores closing their doors today at the request of receivers PPB.

Westfield Group is in the final planning stages for an online shopping mall with virtual tenants in an overhaul of online retailing in Australia.

Bakers Delight has unveiled a new long-term brand strategy, investing $6 million in a major repositioning of the business to ensure its continued growth in a changing market.

Just Better Care (JBC), a premier home and nursing agency, has announced that the Just Better Care Office on the Gold Coast has taken out the JBC award for Franchise of the Year.

Bank of Queensland’s Straight Talk Survey has found that 83 percent of small business owners would prefer staff to stay at home when they’re sick, even though 42 per cent of them would only stay at home if they were on death’s door.

ALDI has announced a partnership with Planet Ark to bring carbon footprint labelling to supermarkets, an Australian first for retailers.

NSW Governor Marie Bashir has told ABC 702 Sydney radio that she consulted with constitutional lawyers over sacking Kristina Keneally’s State Government due to continued instability.

One third of NSW small businesses are unaware of the Fair Work Act that was introduced last year, even as the final effects of modern awards apply from the 1st of July.

Smart Grid, Smart City – Australia’s first commercial-scale smart grid will be based in Newcastle, New South Wales, at a cost of $100 million to taxpayers.

Australia’s unemployment rate has edged further lower, falling to 5.2 percent in May in figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today.

Australian women in all business sectors are urged to nominate now for the 2010 Telstra Business Women’s Awards, with nominations closing on Monday 21st June.

Telstra has today named the finalists in the 2010 Telstra Tasmanian Business Awards, with a shortlist of 16 small and medium businesses chosen as finalists.

MyCareer, the job search and recruitment website owned by Fairfax newspapers has developed an iPhone app to help job seekers apply for jobs and upload CVs with their iPhone.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand today increased the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent, the first increase in interest rates for New Zealand since 26 July 2007.

New Zealand Gelato store Giapo is cashing in on the gulf oil spill crisis with a ‘BP Oil Spill’ flavoured gelato that aims to raise money for the affected area.

Westpac–Melbourne Institute’s Consumer Sentiment Index slumped a further 5.7 percent in June after falling 7 percent in May, with interest rate pressure starting to mount on consumer’s confidence.

The Australian Services Union has organised protests around Australia today with thousands expected to rally in support of equal pay for women.

Business, particularly SME’s, should be disappointed by a small adjustment to payroll tax and not enough focus on business growth and attraction in the NSW Budget.

The Federal Government & the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) continued to alienate themselves from the business sector last week with the Tax Office releasing its final ruling on discretionary trusts distributing surplus income to corporate beneficiaries.

The City of Sydney Business Awards, an event that recognises outstanding and successful small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in the city’s Local Government Area, will be even bigger and better this year.