Katies,Rivers,Noni B owner to defend ‘flawed’ ACCC lawsuit over failed deliveries

Katies,Rivers,Noni B owner to defend ‘flawed’ ACCC lawsuit over failed deliveries

The budget fashion brands retailer sent out hundreds of thousands of items more than 20 days after customers had ordered them,and in some instances,not at all.

  • byJessica Yun

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The Iconic’s former CEO to lead budget brands Rivers,Katies,Noni B

The Iconic’s former CEO to lead budget brands Rivers,Katies,Noni B

Erica Berchtold was due to begin at Best&Less last September,but has now ended up at as head of Mosaic Brands instead.

  • byJessica Yun
They claim to empower women,but these fashion brands have some of the biggest gender pay gaps

They claim to empower women,but these fashion brands have some of the biggest gender pay gaps

Several Australian retail favourites,including City Chic and Lorna Jane,have large median pay gaps in favour of men.

  • byRachel Clun
Plibersek prepared to step in if fashion industry doesn’t step up on recycling

Plibersek prepared to step in if fashion industry doesn’t step up on recycling

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek wants to see more fashion retailers sign up to a voluntary scheme planning to put a levy on clothing to reduce landfill.

  • byOlivia Ireland
‘She is the modern woman’:Modelling’s new face is 85 years old

‘She is the modern woman’:Modelling’s new face is 85 years old

The latest fashion campaign featuring a woman in her eighties shows that mature models are here to stay.

  • byDamien Woolnough
How retailers engineered a Swift mini-boom to get fans to spend big

How retailers engineered a Swift mini-boom to get fans to spend big

From the right sequins to nailing ‘colour theory’,it’s all in the details. But how will the Eras tour impact Australian retail? The answer may surprise you.

  • byMelissa Singer
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Myer and Nick Scali flag lower profits,but investors are cheering

Myer and Nick Scali flag lower profits,but investors are cheering

Industry analysts had low expectations of Australian retailers for the 2024 financial year,but both companies’ trading updates may give reason to revise the pessimism.

  • byJessica Yun
‘My most prized possession’:Looking back on 50 years of Country Road

‘My most prized possession’:Looking back on 50 years of Country Road

Whether it’s a canvas bag,logo sweater or beach towel,Australia’s first fashion brand for the whole family means different things to different people.

  • byDamien Woolnough
‘It’s quite disheartening’:How Etsy lost its handmade edge

‘It’s quite disheartening’:How Etsy lost its handmade edge

Once a haven for handmade and vintage goods,the online marketplace has become plagued by counterfeit and mass-produced items.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Billionaire Brett Blundy has ‘outstanding’ executives but picked an outsider to run his empire. Why?
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Billionaire Brett Blundy has ‘outstanding’ executives but picked an outsider to run his empire. Why?

For more than four decades,Brett Blundy has backed and invested in retailer groups that are household names from Lovisa,Hype,Platypus,The Athlete’s Foot,Bras N Things to Best&Less.

  • byAnne Hyland
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Worth the hype?

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