Assaults on WA retail workers could see offenders batted from stores for up to two years under new laws to be introduced by the Cook Government, following a spike in serious incidents.
Charlton Hart
Australia’s biggest KFC operator Collins Foods says menu innovations — like its Habanero Hot and Crispy range and Zinger kebab — has helped the company deliver record half-year sales.
Cheyanne Enciso
KFC franchisee Collins Foods says product innovation such as limited-time menu items helped it grow Australian sales by five per cent.
Derek Rose
West Australians will splurge billions of dollars in the six weeks leading up to Christmas as savvy shoppers get a head start on buying gifts and ticking off their festive to-do lists.
WA retail staff were subjected to more than 40 violent crimes a day last financial year, alarming new figures have revealed.
Caleb Runciman and Cheyanne Enciso
Accounts lodged with ASIC for buy-now, pay-later group Afterpay reveal its value has been heavily reduced since US fintech Block acquired it.
Tom Richardson
Australia’s wine industry is facing a 260 million litre surplus and consumption is tipped to slow further over the next five years amid changing drinking patterns.
Cheyanne Enciso and Daniel Newell
Delivery apps make that moment easier, but a growing gap between shelf price and app price means the ease comes with a sting.
Chris Foster-Ramsay
After nearly two decades, an iconic Australian-born business will cease operations, impacting an estimated 10,000 workers.
Cameron Micallef
Black Friday shoppers have cast aside cost-of-living concerns to snap up deals during what experts say has become the biggest sales event of the year.
Australian retailers are set to become one of the biggest beneficiaries of Black Friday sales tipped to entice shoppers to splurge nearly $7 billion in one weekend.
Indonesian authorities are investigating the suspected source of radioactive caesium-137 following reports of contamination in some exports.
Staff Writers
West Aussies are set to fork out a stunning amount each during Black Friday sales this week hunting for pre-Christmas bargains, with clothes and shoes, as well as electronics and gadgets in hot demand.
More than half of WA shoppers say they would spend more at local retailers during the Black Friday sales, rather than online, if Perth’s shopping hours were more flexible.
Joe Spagnolo
A popular Sydney restaurant, which became known for its trendy blend of Asian cuisines, has announced it is closing down after 15 years.
Blake Antrobus
Menulog’s closure in Australia has sparked urgent warnings that delivery services will vanish unless Australians accept one thing.
Frustrated shareholders in hospitality giant Endeavour Group have voted against management pay packets after a disappointing 2025, as the company banks on a Grand Final sales sugar hit to rally into Christmas.
Simone Grogan
Western Australians look to have made the most of the Reserve Bank’s inflation wrangling mission and cranked up their holiday bookings, with new data revealing a substantial boost in travel spending.
A popular children’s toy sold across Kmart and Target stores has been urgently recalled over fears of a deadly contamination.
Young Australians are struggling to keep up with the cost of living and now need an insane pay rise just to cover food and rent.
Artificial intelligence is quietly remaking how companies set prices. This change isn’t just technical — it raises big questions about fairness, transparency and regulation.
Nitika Garg
Retailers have reported a 70 per cent increase in customer theft, with staff facing horrific abuse from customers every month.
Alexandra Feiam
Supermarket giant Woolworths has invested $1.3bn in two new distribution centres set to benefit Aussie shoppers and get groceries on shelves faster.
Emma Kirk
Popular children’s sand products have triggered a nationwide recall over shocking asbestos discovery.
Joanne Williamson
