Tag: Retail

“I never pay retail!” might be the proud catch-cry of the modern consumer, but it can also be the death knell for small businesses.

Kogan has grown almost 50 percent in a single quarter with Ruslan Kogan using the opportunity to take a swing at rival Gerry Harvey and his bricks and mortar retail chain Harvey Norman.

Having eCommerce is like being pregnant – either you are, or you aren’t. You need to fully commit to opening an online store because if you don’t, it is guaranteed to fail.

Westfield managing director Steven Lowy has this morning opened the first stage of the $1.2 billion redevelopment of Westfield Sydney located on Pitt Street Mall in Sydney’s CBD.

Woolworths joint venture with US hardware giant Lowe’s has been given planning approval by Victoria planning Minister Justin Madden for ten Woolworths hardware stores across Melbourne and in Ballarat.

September showed the first back-to-back gains for the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) in ten months, a promising sign for retailers.

Vodafone Hutchison Australia, operating the Vodafone and 3 Mobile brands in Australia, will launch a new 3G mobile network on the same frequency as Telstra’s Next G network.

Woolworths sales for the September quarter are 4.1 percent higher on the corresponding quarter last year, with gross sales of $13.9 billion during the reporting period.

kikki.K, the ‘fashion stationary’ retailer established by Swedish born Australian entrepreneur Kristina Karlsson 10 years ago in Melbourne will open in Singapore’s Changi Airport next month.

Costco has blamed supermarket heavyweights Coles and Woolworths for slowing the retailer’s expansion in Australia, with chief financial officer and executive vice-president Richard Galanti claiming competition for bulk-goods retail sites in Australia was fierce.