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Can Olive Young export Korea's beauty retail strategy?
2+ hour ago (22+ words) Inside Retail Australia This is for IR Pro Log in below or subcribe....
Sigma Healthcare eyes $14bn acquisition of UK's Boots
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (286+ words) Chemist Warehouse owner Sigma Healthcare is in talks with UK pharmacy giant Boots over a $14. 2 billion (US$10 billion) acquisition, which would also see it scrap its plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). It comes after Sigma signed a memorandum…...
Inside the race to stockpile critical minerals
2+ week, 5+ day ago (20+ words) Inside Retail Australia This is for IR Pro Log in below or subcribe....
A five-part examination of what is really happening to China's department stores
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (24+ words) The numbers that define China's department store industry in 2025 are not complicated. They are just relentlessly bad in every direction at once....
RBA lifts interest rates for third time since February
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (27+ words) The Reserve Bank of Australia has confirmed another rise in interest rates, with the cash rate target increased by 25 basis points to 4. 35 per cent....
Is Australia at risk of a recession? Here's what the data actually shows
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (704+ words) Talk of a recession in Australia has picked up in recent weeks. Rising fuel prices, a sharp fall in consumer confidence, and signs of softer spending have all added to concerns the economy may be losing momentum. A recession is…...
Why the RBA's payments reset feels like the "worst April Fool's joke
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (110+ words) As the Reserve Bank moves to scrap card surcharges, Wes Lambert, CEO of the Australian Restaurant and Cafe Association, describes it as "the worst April Fool's joke" and it's not funny," a remark that cuts through the policy language and…...
RBA rate hike announced, experts fear impact on retail
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (288+ words) The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4. 1 per cent. It comes shortly after the most recent rate hike in February, which prompted some criticism from Australia's retail industry. But the RBA defended…...
Safe harbour and the high street
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (635+ words) Australian retail operates on razor-thin margins with long inventory lead times and leases predicated on yesterday's foot traffic. The past two years have intensified pressures, with major retailers like Mosaic Brands, Jeanswest and Ally Fashion collapsing under store leases, supplier…...
RBA rate hike will "slow the retail recovery. Experts respond
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) In the first interest rate hike since November 2023, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3. 85 per cent. The increase was a unanimous decision of the RBA's board, which cited growing private…...