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The research found the illicit alcohol was not only being sold from bottle shops but in licensed venues like pubs and nightclubs. Glenn Campbell/NewsWire

NEWSPremium‘Toxic’: Disturbing find in bottle shops

Bottles with more than 10 times the legal limit of methanol and some with pieces of plastic are being sold at bottle shops in one state.

Harvey Constable

ACCC has recalled deadly finger painting kits that contain toxic substances sold online at the Kiddo Space. Supplied

NewsPremiumFinger painting kits recalled over death risk

Authorities have recalled finger painting kits containing toxic substances that were sold online and could cause death.

Emma Kirk

An Esperance couple found a live frog in their discounted bag of lettuce from Woolworths.

AustraliaVideoCommentsCreature found in Woolies lettuce bag sparks investigation

A couple got a little more than they paid for in a sealed bag of Woolies lettuce. SEE THE VIDEO

Peta Rasdien

Ludo will officially shut on June 14.

BusinessCommentsTrendy South Perth restaurant announces shock closure

One of South Perth’s trendiest restaurants is preparing to close its doors next month.

Sophie Gannon

West Australians are thinking twice about bigger-ticket items like air travel.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumSky-high airfares put West Aussies off travel in April

Sky-high airfares triggered by the Iran war have put West Australians off travel in April, fresh spending data shows, with consumers splurging on dining out and at department stores instead.

Cheyanne Enciso

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NEWSPremiumAlleged sales pest’s weird acts

An alleged door-to-door sales pest’s acts across multiple businesses have been exposed – including a comment he made towards a woman.

Blake Antrobus

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NEWSPremiumKmart pulls toy after blunder discovery

Children’s walkie talkies have been pulled from shelves nationwide after an “oversight” left them operating on frequencies reserved for licensed radio operators.

Samina Rakhshani

A strong area of growth for Kmart’s Anko is furniture.

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Kmart eyes furniture as key opportunity for more growth

Kmart’s booming house brand Anko is pushing deeper into a new household category in a move that firmly puts the Wesfarmers-owned discount retailer in competition with global giants.

Cheyanne Enciso

More Australian shoppers are considering home brand products.

AustraliaVideoCommentsWhy own brand supermarket products booming in popularity

Home brand products are ‘closing the trust gap’ in the supermarket aisle.

Rhianna Mitchell

Barbecues Galore collapsed in February.

Administration and liquidationPremiumRescue plan for Barbeques Galore to save 500 jobs

The deed of company arrangement from Gordon Brothers, which bought Barbeques Galore in December, provides for unsecured creditors, mainly suppliers, to receive just 7¢ and 15¢ on every dollar owed.

Sean Smith

In September 2024, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission launched separate, but similar, proceedings against Coles and Woolworths, claiming both supermarkets jacked up prices on everyday items before offering discounts at prices higher or equal to the original shelf life.

RetailCommentsPremiumColes loses sham discounts fight but shoppers to pay price

Shoppers can expect higher prices for longer at the supermarket, experts say, after the Federal Court found Coles misled consumers with sham discounts in a landmark win for the consumer watchdog.

Cheyanne Enciso

Book lovers across Perth have been left devastated after a beloved bookstore announced it will close its doors after almost four decades.

RetailCommentsIconic Perth bookstore to shut doors after 37 years

Readers across Perth have been left devastated as a fan-favourite bookstore announced it will close its doors after almost four decades. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Coles boss Leah Weckert.

RetailCommentsPremiumColes facing millions in penalties for ‘Down Down’ tricks

Coles is facing penalties likely to run in the tens of millions of dollars after it misled shoppers with illusory discounts on grocery staples like yoghurt, butter and toothpaste.

Cheyanne Enciso

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NEWS‘Vicious’: Trump’s war ups pay rise call

Australia’s peak union group says Donald Trump’s war and whims are reason to give millions of low wage workers a 6 per cent pay rise.

Blair Jackson

Supermarket giant Coles has lost a major case after it was taken to court by the competition watchdog. NewsWire / Josh Woning

UPDATEDPremium‘Misleading’: Coles loses Down Down fight

Supermarket giant Coles has lost a major court case with a judge finding it engaged in “misleading” marketing through its Down Down campaign.

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Judgment in the consumer watchdog's case against Coles is set to be delivered in the Federal Court. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

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Coles faces ‘colossal’ fine after landmark discounts ruling

A court has ruled Coles misled shoppers with illusory discounts under its Down Down campaign in a landmark decision.

Duncan Murray

Judgment in the consumer watchdog's case against Coles has been delivered in the Federal Court. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

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‘Not genuine’: Coles 'illusory' discounts misled shoppers, court rules

A court has ruled Coles misled shoppers with illusory discounts under its Down Down campaign in a landmark decision.

Duncan Murray

Ardross-based Helen Baines is cutting grocery trips and shopping more online. She’s pictured with her children Madison, Henry, Kayden and Wyatt.

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How Aussie shoppers are stretching to make ends meet

Australians buckling under the weight of higher cost of living are increasingly looking for ways to stretch household budgets — including tapping into free online deliveries and cutting grocery trips.

Cheyanne Enciso

Announced last year, the tie-up between London-listed Frasers Group and footwear retailer Accent Group involves rolling out at least 50 Sports Direct stores in Australia and NZ over six years.

RetailCommentsPremiumThe Athlete’s Foot owner bets on UK sports giant’s rollout

Australia’s biggest footwear retailer Accent Group is banking on the rollout of British sporting goods giant Sports Direct to hit its ambitious sales target of $2 billion by the end of the decade.

Cheyanne Enciso

The wholesaler supplies to more than 1600 independently-owned stores in Australia across the IGA and Foodland brands. 

RetailCommentsPremiumWar fears push IGA supplier Metcash to boost stock levels

IGA supplier Metcash says it has boosted stock levels to insulate against a prolonged supply chain crisis in the wake of the Iran war.

Cheyanne Enciso

Chicken nuggets could get even more expensive as Inghams warns of rising fuel bills.

RetailCommentsPremiumWhy your chicken nuggets and burgers could cost even more

Chicken fillets, nuggets and burgers could get more expensive after one of the nation’s major poultry producers warned of rising fuel bills triggered by the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Cheyanne Enciso

Young West Aussies splurge on new wardrobe amid cost crunch

RetailCommentsPremiumYoung West Aussies splurge on new wardrobe amid cost crunch

Young West Australians, who are more likely to be mortgage-free and living at home, are bucking a broader national trend to splash cash on a new wardrobe and at department stores, new data shows.

Cheyanne Enciso

Philip Morris was called to give evidence to a Senate committee into the illicit tobacco trade. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

TaxCommentsPremiumTobacco giant calls for cheaper smokes to curb illegal ciggie trade

Philip Morris' appearance before a Senate committee this week has been likened to ‘inviting mosquitoes into a hearing on malaria’ by public health advocates.

Ben McKay

Higher prices at the pump and fuel supply constraints hit BFC in the second half.

RetailCommentsPremiumSuper Retail’s BCF splutters on fuel cost, supply crisis

Shares in the ASX-listed company behind big-box retailers BCF, Rebel and Supercheap Auto were hammered after it reported a soft trading update as consumers batten down the hatches.

Daniel Newell