Not even a blast of spending from Swifties in the nation’s two largest states was enough to shake off growing signs the economy is slowing.
The retail billionaire’s end game appears to go beyond just growing these Australian businesses internationally. Rather,it is a plan to establish each as global brands.
The popular stationery and sleepwear brands are set to be spun out of Premier Investment’s stable of brands next year.
As shoppers curbed their Christmas spending,accounting firm KPMG has lowered its forecast for the retail sector’s recovery.
Cocoa prices have more than doubled since January,hitting a record high,so get ready to pay more for your chocolate.
Melbourne Central mall has roared back to life as shoppers flock to its Monopoly Dreams store,students meet to hang out and commuters come for lunch.
Stores will remain open until May 31 to give staff a chance to clear existing stock. After that,more than 600 jobs and 87 stores will be no more.
Australians are shopping more frequently but making smaller purchases,as cost-of-living pressures force consumers to balance their budgets.
To be pinged for making sexual jokes about a person who is in a powerful position over the company’s regulatory fortunes,that’s just next level.
The printed book is not dead and bookshops are thriving thanks to the voracious appetites of young readers.
While the Messiah cops a grilling.