Retail
Woolies’ home delivery fleet ripe for EV makeover
Grocery giant Woolworths is aiming to get 1000 electric delivery trucks up and running on Australian roads by 2030.
- by Emma Koehn
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The Melbourne shopping strip where one in four stores is empty
Despite a fall in vacancy rates across the city, agents say the upheaval of the pandemic wreaked havoc on some of Melbourne’s main strips.
- by Millie Muroi
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
‘Higher costs’: Woolies changes delivery subscription terms
The group’s delivery subscription will have a higher minimum spend per shop from July.
- by Emma Koehn
‘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
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Australian fashion
Gorman founder wins legal battle with Factory X
The founder of the famous Australian fashion brand did not think the terms of her exit would end up in the Supreme Court.
- by Sarah Danckert
Brands embracing pride month confront a volatile political climate in US
A conservative backlash is making companies retreat from campaigns promoting inclusion.
- by Jordyn Holman and Julie Creswell
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
Interest rate reality bites as consumers snap shut wallets
High inflation and high interest rates are now biting hard into consumers’ spending power. One senior economist believes rates will soon have to be cut hard.
- by Shane Wright
‘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
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Start-ups
Milkrun bet it could beat Woolies. Now it’s part of it
The supermarket giant has bought fallen rapid grocery retailer Milkrun’s brand and customer list to use on its former Metro60 delivery service.
- by Nick Bonyhady