Zipped wallets,falling profits:What this earnings season is telling us

Zipped wallets,falling profits:What this earnings season is telling us

Consumer sentiment remains pessimistic and businesses are no longer parched for staff. Welcome to the latest company results season.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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Chocolate lovers forced to pay more for less as cocoa costs soar

Chocolate lovers forced to pay more for less as cocoa costs soar

Soaring cocoa prices have shaken Australia’s $5.5 billion chocolate industry,putting smaller chocolate makers at risk.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
‘We’re known for value’:JB Hi-Fi boss promises to keep discounting

‘We’re known for value’:JB Hi-Fi boss promises to keep discounting

Price-matching and promotions are what JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys are known for,and they’re not going anywhere,according to chief executive Terry Smart.

  • byJessica Yun
Millers,Noni B,Katies company’s share price plummets as it navigates financial distress

Millers,Noni B,Katies company’s share price plummets as it navigates financial distress

The $7.6 million company was forced to reveal it is seeking advice from Deloitte as it struggles to make sales.

  • byJessica Yun andAnne Hyland
From the Queen’s menu to vintage Dior:Mementoes from a much-loved department store

From the Queen’s menu to vintage Dior:Mementoes from a much-loved department store

David Jones donates 3000 pieces including Dior accessories to join Queen Elizabeth’s menu at the Powerhouse Museum.

  • byDamien Woolnough
The up-and-coming tourist town with barely a latte in sight

The up-and-coming tourist town with barely a latte in sight

Sydneysiders and a host of enterprising locals are keen to reinvent a NSW country town that was almost wiped off the map.

  • byCatherine Naylor
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‘No faith’:Mayor slams stalled $350m Morley Galleria redevelopment

‘No faith’:Mayor slams stalled $350m Morley Galleria redevelopment

Broken promises to revive the 36-year-old,“run-down,half-empty” Morley Galleria into the community hub it once was has angered locals,their mayor and their MP.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
Permanent Sunday market to open by the river in Morningside

Permanent Sunday market to open by the river in Morningside

The historical site promises paddock-to-plate produce,artisan goods,street food and entertainment.

  • byNick Dent
Are you being served? Aldi follows Coles,Woolworths into self-service checkouts

Are you being served? Aldi follows Coles,Woolworths into self-service checkouts

Years after the big two introduced self-serve checkouts,Aldi is rolling out the “win-win” technology in hundreds of stores.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Not just for cashed-up Boomers:Lure of luxury brands is bridging the generational divide

Not just for cashed-up Boomers:Lure of luxury brands is bridging the generational divide

Luxury retailers are still riding high in Australia despite cost-of-living pressures,with upmarket handbags,jewellery and accessories in strong demand.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
Amazon’s radical plan to fight off Shein and Temu
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Amazon’s radical plan to fight off Shein and Temu

Amazon looks worried that it can’t beat the two Chinese juggernauts of low-priced online retailing. So it’s decided to join them.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz