Struggle streets:The fight to keep Sydney’s suburban shopping strips alive

Struggle streets:The fight to keep Sydney’s suburban shopping strips alive

Changing tastes and online retailing have left our urban shops in the doldrums. Some retailers think they know how to bring the good times back.

  • byAndrew Taylor

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Bigger is better for Nadia Bartel and these Australian brands

Bigger is better for Nadia Bartel and these Australian brands

Three designers are willing to take a risk with new stores despite a tough retail climate.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Co-ordinated shoplifters target vulnerable retailers

Co-ordinated shoplifters target vulnerable retailers

Groups of thieves are using encrypted messaging to scope out stores,and then create distractions to occupy staff as they strip shelves,Crime Stoppers NSW says.

  • byAmber Schultz
David Jones downsizes:Why department stores keep slashing floor space

David Jones downsizes:Why department stores keep slashing floor space

Australia’s department store chains have been reducing floor space since 2017,but experts believe they’re not done yet as consumer habits evolve.

  • byJessica Yun
Shein scrambles to find new venue as Perth shopping centre scraps pop-up
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Shein scrambles to find new venue as Perth shopping centre scraps pop-up

It was announced to much fanfare just last week,but a mall in Perth’s north appears to have dumped plans for the global fast fashion brand’s first WA pop-up.

  • byJesinta Burton
Booktopia might be on the brink,but your local bookshop probably isn’t

Booktopia might be on the brink,but your local bookshop probably isn’t

As Australia’s largest online bookseller struggles to forge a viable business model,many independent booksellers have found ways to thrive.

  • byJessica Yun
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Big shoes to fill as store for people with large feet hangs up its boots

Big shoes to fill as store for people with large feet hangs up its boots

After more than 120 years,one of Windsor’s oldest stores will close its doors in July. Loyal customers have voted with their feet for years.

  • byAlex Crowe
After bumpy years,Melbourne’s CBD has lowest retail vacancy rate in nation

After bumpy years,Melbourne’s CBD has lowest retail vacancy rate in nation

Dining and entertainment spending has tripled since 2021 – indicating that workers are spending more time in the city and supporting traders during the week.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Country Road faces staff exodus over new investigations,as boss stays put

Country Road faces staff exodus over new investigations,as boss stays put

Staff members at the fashion retailer have expressed anger that chief executive Raju Vuppalapati will stay in the role after an external investigation into the handling of complaints.

  • byJessica Yun
Prize catch for Lovisa as retail billionaires’ poaching season hots up

Prize catch for Lovisa as retail billionaires’ poaching season hots up

Poaching John Cheston from kids stationery group Smiggle feels like a declaration of retail war.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Online businesses owe it to their customers to do better

Online businesses owe it to their customers to do better

More than half of problematic transactions are now associated with e-commerce.

  • byThe Herald's View