Retail
Victoria’s Secret fends off reclusive Aussie billionaire
Retail kingpin Brett Blundy’s bid to gain control of the iconic lingerie brand’s board met a disastrous reception.
- Colin Kruger
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- Opinion
- Inflation
Inflation is hair-raising for the beauty industry
Call it the coiffure index: As consumers feel the cost-of-living crunch, they’re indulging in an affordable treat. Salon-grade hair treatments used at home are emerging as a key part of the trend.
- Andrea Felsted
Why Kmart is opening up a furniture showroom and taking on IKEA
The retail giant behind Kmart is pushing further into the furniture market with its first physical trial store, as it eyes a lucrative market.
- Millie Muroi
Chemist Warehouse owner eyes $14 billion deal for 177-year-old UK giant
The Australian pharmacy giant now has its sights set on the UK pharmacy chain Boots.
- Millie Muroi, Deirdre Hipwell and Katie Linsell
Barbeques Galore to close; up to 500 jobs to go
A deal to resurrect the speciality retailer from financial failure has collapsed – a development that will lead to its closure.
- Colin Kruger and Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- Fashion
Confessions of a shopaphobic: Is there a greater hell than buying new clothes?
The change rooms, the mirrors, the judgmental salesperson: it’s all a plot.
- Richard Glover
Iconic Australian department store returns after 46 years
The 100-year-old retail giant is returning to challenge Myer and David Jones.
- Damien Woolnough
‘A lot at stake’: Why clothing giant Patagonia is suing a drag queen
Drag queen and environmental activist Pattie Gonia is ready to take on a retail titan in court.
- Remy Tumin
Dilapidated Rone installation aims to lure night crowds to an unlikely spot
The meditation on beauty and decay is the centrepiece of a plan to bring more people to one of Melbourne’s major shopping centres in the evenings.
- Cara Waters