Rate-sensitive sectors including consumer stocks dragged the local sharemarket lower,despite a US equities rebound overnight following its steep sell-off.
Woolworths and Greenlife Industry Australia have formed an unlikely alliance against the hardware giant,whose managing director says the industry code of conduct is for grocery retailers.
Why shouldn’t taking a stand (either way) on the Voice be seen as part of a company’s environmental and social governance responsibility?
Affordable fashion has infiltrated the runway at a once-prestigious fashion festival – and it’s like a television commercial come to life.
Wesfarmers and its Chilean partner SQM are bullish about lithium’s future despite low prices causing current players to curtail growth plans.
Retail conglomerate Wesfarmers has seen its profits rise in the December half,thanks to shoppers flocking to the discount department store in the cost-of-living crunch.
Residents in nine suburbs near the Kwinana industrial strip south of Perth were told to remain inside while a fire raged at a fertiliser warehouse on Friday.
Kmart Australia chief Ian Bailey is hoping to meet US retailers to convince them to stock the popular private label brand on American shelves.
Bunnings managing director Mike Schneider says state and federal governments have embraced its move to stop selling the deadly material.
The decision is a win for unions and health experts campaigning for a ban on the silicosis-causing material.
Shoppers are snubbing branded stationery for Officeworks-owned labels that are better value,says chief executive Sarah Hunter.