'Retail's grand final':Big discounts and busy crowds in store this Boxing Day

'Retail's grand final':Big discounts and busy crowds in store this Boxing Day

Shopkeepers and mall owners are confident the persistent woes of COVID-19 won't dampen one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

  • byDominic Powell

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'Biggest ever':Retailers prepare for COVID-fuelled Black Friday sales

'Biggest ever':Retailers prepare for COVID-fuelled Black Friday sales

Major Australian retailers are preparing for a bumper holiday shopping season thanks to a COVID-induced shift in spending habits.

  • byDominic Powell
'We're not senators':AusPost boss hits back at criticism as revenues soar

'We're not senators':AusPost boss hits back at criticism as revenues soar

Australia Post chief executive Christine Holgate has hit back at government claims the postal service is evading parliamentary scrutiny.

  • byDominic Powell
City Chic eyes off fresh US acquisition with $90 million raise

City Chic eyes off fresh US acquisition with $90 million raise

Plus-sized fashion retailer City Chic Collective will look to raise $90 million from its shareholders to acquire the online assets of collapsed US retailer Catherines.

  • byDominic Powell
E-commerce pioneers reap the rewards as online retail becomes big business

E-commerce pioneers reap the rewards as online retail becomes big business

Online retail,once deemed"a complete con"by retail veteran Gerry Harvey,is big business now,in part thanks to COVID-19.

  • byDominic Powell
Amazon to build mammoth robotic warehouse in Western Sydney

Amazon to build mammoth robotic warehouse in Western Sydney

Amazon's first robotic fulfilment centre in Australia will be the size of Taronga Zoo and is expected to create 1500 warehouse jobs,along with another 700 during construction.

  • byDominic Powell
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Keeping up appearances:who do I wear clothes for,anyway?

Keeping up appearances:who do I wear clothes for,anyway?

My dresses hang like ghosts. Heels now seem laughable. The circumscribed life of the past few months has made me rethink fashion – and all its silliness.

  • byJacqueline Maley
'Changing of the guard':Kogan worth as much as Myer,DJs combined

'Changing of the guard':Kogan worth as much as Myer,DJs combined

A coronavirus-induced shift towards online shopping has been a boon for e-tailer Kogan,with its shares hitting a record high on Friday.

  • byDominic Powell
JobKeeper too little,too late to save retail,says The Iconic boss

JobKeeper too little,too late to save retail,says The Iconic boss

The head of the online shopping giant has criticised the federal government for not providing enough support to the country's ailing retail sector.

  • byDominic Powell
Kogan chiefs set for multi-million dollar bonanza as sales soar

Kogan chiefs set for multi-million dollar bonanza as sales soar

The top executives of listed online retailer Kogan are in line to receive a multimillion-dollar payday thanks to a coronavirus-induced boom in sales.

  • byDominic Powell
Goodman gets'grunt'in its sheds business as online sales soar

Goodman gets'grunt'in its sheds business as online sales soar

Listed industrial property juggernaut Goodman Group will accelerate its $5 billion development program to cope with the rising demand for warehouses.

  • byCarolyn Cummins