‘Feels like the right thing’:Buy from the Bush online marketplace shuts

‘Feels like the right thing’:Buy from the Bush online marketplace shuts

The campaign connecting city shoppers with regional and rural businesses will close its e-commerce site,citing cost of living pressures on retailers and customers.

  • byMary Ward

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Temple&Webster bears the brunt of spending slump

Temple&Webster bears the brunt of spending slump

The Millennial-focused furniture retailer is sticking to its script despite a hefty hit to its full-year profit as customers switch to budget-friendly options.

  • byEmma Koehn
Australia Post recognises need for speed with new parcels offer

Australia Post recognises need for speed with new parcels offer

A next-day delivery service from the national postal carrier will allow retailers to deliver to metro areas faster.

  • byEmma Koehn
‘We could see the end’:How Thankyou Group averted its ‘Death Star’ moment

‘We could see the end’:How Thankyou Group averted its ‘Death Star’ moment

Melbourne social enterprise Thankyou Group is readying to launch its products to the world – but five years ago,the business was on the brink.

  • byJessica Yun
Australia Post to cover rising costs by raising parcel prices

Australia Post to cover rising costs by raising parcel prices

The national postal service says price hikes are necessary,as its loss-making business tackles rising labour,energy,and fuel costs.

  • byEmma Koehn
Parcel businesses want access to Australia Post boxes,lockers

Parcel businesses want access to Australia Post boxes,lockers

With a government review under way,private parcel delivery operators want to use Australia Post’s infrastructure network to get parcels to consumers faster.

  • byEmma Koehn
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Our online retail obsession won’t save Australia Post,boss says

Our online retail obsession won’t save Australia Post,boss says

Australia Post boss Paul Graham has warned the boom in e-commerce and parcels is not enough to save the ailing business.

  • byEmma Koehn
The Iconic boss Erica Berchtold jumps ship to Best&Less

The Iconic boss Erica Berchtold jumps ship to Best&Less

Berchtold will join the discount retailer later this year,after a period of falling profits triggered by weakened consumer demand.

  • byMelissa Singer
Start-up founders cut staff,then they cut again
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Start-up founders cut staff,then they cut again

Comparison website Finder announced a round of layoffs this week,its second in just three months,in a marker of a deepening downturn.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Pets,food and fashion:Here’s how Aussies spend billions online

Pets,food and fashion:Here’s how Aussies spend billions online

Australians spent $63.8 billion online in 2022,and Australia Post predicts one in three dollars will be spent online in a decade.

  • byEmma Koehn
Pensioner scammed out of $100,000 as online fraud soars in WA

Pensioner scammed out of $100,000 as online fraud soars in WA

Chris thought he was getting his internet speed improved through a legitimate company,despite being kept on hold for five days while they promised to fix the issue.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt