Wesfarmers’ message to governments:Don’t make us pay for the COVID stimulus
Opinion
Retail

Wesfarmers’ message to governments:Don’t make us pay for the COVID stimulus

The stimulus-fuelled shopping bonanza has left companies like Bunnings,Kmart and Officeworks explaining to shareholders that the party is over now as more normal pre-COVID trading patterns return.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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Construction of new WA lithium refinery looms after EPA green light

Construction of new WA lithium refinery looms after EPA green light

Wesfarmers’ Mt Holland lithium project is expected to create over 1,000 jobs during construction and over 350 jobs during its operational phase

  • byTess Ingram
Apps are booming again thanks to the pandemic

Apps are booming again thanks to the pandemic

Companies of all shapes and sizes,especially retailers,are building apps again,and COVID-19 is the trigger.

  • byDominic Powell
Soaring timber prices put pressure on Bunnings,but thrill Reddit investors

Soaring timber prices put pressure on Bunnings,but thrill Reddit investors

A fourfold surge in the price of fresh lumber has put pressure on timber prices at Bunnings and caught the attention of Reddit investors and internet jokesters.

  • byDominic Powell
Clicks over bricks:Target could go mostly online as store closures continue

Clicks over bricks:Target could go mostly online as store closures continue

Struggling department store Target could become a predominantly online retailer in years to come.

  • byDominic Powell
Where’s Solly? Lew’s gone quiet on Myer,but he’s not gone away
Opinion
Retail

Where’s Solly? Lew’s gone quiet on Myer,but he’s not gone away

There is next to no chance Solomon Lew has abandoned his Myer ambitions. The billionaire retailer has made the struggling retailer his mission.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Direct cash an option to help tourist firms survive end of JobKeeper
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Tourism

Direct cash an option to help tourist firms survive end of JobKeeper

The JobKeeper program ends on March 28. The Morrison government is considering direct cash assistance to help tourist businesses survive the change.

  • byShane Wright andJennifer Duke
Wesfarmers boss pushes for stronger controls on lockdowns,hotel quarantine

Wesfarmers boss pushes for stronger controls on lockdowns,hotel quarantine

Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott has warned shortfalls in managing the pandemic are causing “enormous” hardship for businesses and individuals.

  • byDominic Powell
Wesfarmers to forge ahead with billion-dollar lithium mine

Wesfarmers to forge ahead with billion-dollar lithium mine

Perth-based retail and industrials conglomerate Wesfarmers has announced it will forge ahead with a near billion-dollar investment to construct a lithium mine.

  • byDominic Powell
Slip,Slop,Sanitise:Officeworks ready for back-to-school in a pandemic

Slip,Slop,Sanitise:Officeworks ready for back-to-school in a pandemic

Officeworks’ major back-to-school sales period will for the first time include ranges of hand sanitiser,anti-bacterial wipes and face masks for kids to pack alongside their lunchboxes.

  • byDominic Powell
Major employers delay return to office until February

Major employers delay return to office until February

As government advice on borders and CBDs chops and changes,some of the country's largest companies are taking a cautious approach to returning to work.

  • byCharlotte Grieve