Consumer spending
Kmart courts TikTok stardom as it targets Gen Z for beauty, storage products
Social media-savvy Generation Z shoppers have become increasingly important to Kmart.
- by Emma Koehn
Latest
‘Honeymoon is over’: Kmart owner doubles down on OnePass as rival Amazon Prime soars
Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott says the group’s delivery subscription program will have unique selling points to its online competitor.
- by Emma Koehn
‘I pay my partner’s rent’: What a programmer on $180,000 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, a software engineer who makes $180,000, pays her boyfriend’s rent, and spends some of her money on a banh mi.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Luxury brands winning as ‘two-speed consumption’ takes hold
The rising fortune of the luxury brands, despite a slowdown in retail spending, has left experts and economists pondering the multimillion-dollar question – who is still splashing their cash?
- by Emma Koehn
‘As cheap as we can’: Discount supermarket eyes expansion during cost-of-living crisis
As the cost of groceries skyrockets, NQR says it’s fighting for the best deals on products that would otherwise go to waste.
- by Emma Koehn
Dogged by poor sales: Snoop can’t save budget label as drinkers baulk at cheap wine
The American rapper did initially help the 19 Crimes label, but Treasury Wines took a hit on Thursday on the back of a slump in sales of its budget brands.
- by Emma Koehn
Why youth fashion is a victim of the rental crisis
Shares in ASX-listed Universal Store have been punished after a trading update revealed the group’s core shoppers are under pressure.
- by Emma Koehn
Easter eggs and cat sitters: What a physio on $92,600 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, a physiotherapist who makes $92,600 and spends some of her money on an Easter chocolate haul.
- by Refinery29 Australia
Analysis
Retirement living
‘More wealth than necessary’: Could you be over-saving?
While some level of saving is unquestionably wise, just as with the athlete who over-trains, it is possible to over-save.
- by Paul Benson
Analysis
Retail
Brand power: Big name companies losing the reinvention race
From Tupperware to Jenny Craig, it’s been a tough year for well-known brands, but it’s not game over for those that learn to keep up with the times.
- by Emma Koehn
Thirty-somethings feeling cost-of-living crunch more than older Australians
Cost-of-living data shows younger Australians are curbing their spending with the rise in inflation as older shoppers keep shopping.
- by Emma Koehn