Why Australia’s ‘Aldi of sports goods’ is going small

Why Australia’s ‘Aldi of sports goods’ is going small

Chief executive Romain Gravigny explains why Decathlon is rolling out a wave of smaller stores,starting with Sydney.

  • byJessica Yun

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Tupperware is toast as company files for bankruptcy

Tupperware is toast as company files for bankruptcy

A post-pandemic jump in costs of raw materials,labour and freight,has tipped the iconic Tupperware brand over the edge.

Why shopping centre escalators are designed to make you get lost

Why shopping centre escalators are designed to make you get lost

You may think that escalators forcing you to walk around the shopping centre are a failure of design. You could not be more wrong.

  • byJulie Power
Escalator runaround in shopping malls
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Escalator runaround in shopping malls

Ever been forced to circle past unwanted shops in a mall after taking an escalator? That's by design to increase shopper exposure.

This Aussie retailer is either Victoria Beckham’s fashion victim or a dumpster fire
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Cettire

This Aussie retailer is either Victoria Beckham’s fashion victim or a dumpster fire

Online retailer Cettire claims its worst crime is one of fashion victim – as luxury brands such as Victoria Beckham discount directly to customers. The truth could be far worse.

  • byColin Kruger
‘Don’t want the limelight’:Who is Booktopia’s low-profile new boss?

‘Don’t want the limelight’:Who is Booktopia’s low-profile new boss?

Not all Australians have heard of camera retailer DigiDirect,much less its owner,Shant Kradjian,a serial entrepreneur and investor based in Sydney.

  • byJessica Yun
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‘Nobody wants just cheap’:Inside the rebrand of home brand groceries

‘Nobody wants just cheap’:Inside the rebrand of home brand groceries

Home brand products,once considered cheap,ugly and low-quality,have gotten a glow-up over the years – and are now profit drivers for supermarket giants.

  • byJessica Yun
Gerry Harvey takes shot at ASX costs as profits slump

Gerry Harvey takes shot at ASX costs as profits slump

Harvey Norman has recorded a 4 per cent slide in revenue and a 35 per cent drop in net profit.

  • byJessica Yun
Australia’s love for Kmart’s Anko drives profits higher for $85b giant

Australia’s love for Kmart’s Anko drives profits higher for $85b giant

The cost-of-living crisis and “dupe” culture are leading to surging sales for Kmart’s in-house brand Anko – and profits for its $85.4 billion ASX-listed parent company.

  • byJessica Yun
Inflation eases but nation is facing a difficult Christmas

Inflation eases but nation is facing a difficult Christmas

Inflation has stepped down further as power and petrol prices ease,but the easing of price pressures may be too late for struggling retailers.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi
A case of speeding
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A case of speeding

It’s open and shut,really.