Aussies rushed out of their homes to shop, dine and be entertained after emerging from Delta lockdowns in November but there was one industry to come out on top.
Rebecca Le May
The AFP has launched a specialist taskforce to crack down on reports rapid antigen tests are being sold at heavily inflated prices.
Andrew Brown
Perth’s relative wealth should stand it in good stead to weather business pressures likely to emerge when the effects of widespread coronavirus transmission emerge.
Adrian Lowe
Mosaic Brands says baby boomers adopting online shopping underpinned a record $119 million of online sales in the first half of fiscal 2022.
Danielle Le Messurier
Australian household sentiment dropped this month in response to a surge of coronavirus cases that exacerbated existing supply chain problems and prompted shoppers to turn more cautious.
Swati Pandey
National consumer confidence for January is at a 30-year low as WA shoppers keep spending, but the trends are likely to shift when the State borders reopen.
Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey says daily rapid testing of staff will be introduced at the retail giant’s WA stores as soon as COVID-19 cases start to rise in the State.
Kate Purnell
The Swedish retailing giant has revealed its trend predictions for 2022 - and it’s all about decluttering.
There’s been a bigger than usual post-Christmas slump in spending, as Omicron weighs heavily on shoppers’ minds. But there’s on thing Aussies are spending more on than ever.
JB Hi-Fi has warned earnings and net profit for the first half could slide more than 9 per cent after sales decline in the six months to the end of December.
Daniel Newell
A popular Melbourne cafe has back-pedalled after its offer of rapid antigen tests for customers who spend an exorbitant amount backfired.
Melissa Iaria
Investors are bracing for more downgrades from listed retailers after Wesfarmers underlined the trading threat posed by February’s border reopening by revealing a profit collapse at its Kmart and Target stores.
Sean Smith
Already battling supply chain and staff shortage nightmares, the supermarket giant has had to make a big call about a major supplier.
Emily Cosenza
The Australian Open has jumped on one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency crazes by launching a series of non-fungible tokens of coveted tennis memorabilia.
The huge impact of the Delta and Omicron outbreaks on Kmart and Target has been laid bare, but there’s one store that’s overperformed.
ACCC boss Rod Sims has slammed unscrupulous sellers of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for massive retail mark-ups on at-home testing kits.
Sam McKeith
Wesfarmers has revealed the devastating impact of rising COVID-19 cases on its department stores in the lead-up to the Christmas trading period, with sales plunging amid staff absences and reduced footfall.
Sean Smith and Daniel Newell
The army of people needed to grow, process, transport, prepare and deliver food to your door has been decimated by Omicron, with no quick fix for a system that sells itself as just that.
Alex Druce
While the big supermarkets experience stock shortages due to COVID delays, independent grocers in Sydney and Melbourne are reporting plenty of supply.
Liv Casben
As the February 5 deadline for the State to reopen to the rest of the country, companies and leaders are getting ready for a rise in cases but say they are prepared.
Adrian Lowe and Stuart McKinnon
Skyrocketing demand for rapid antigen tests and a flurry of sales has led Coles to limit purchases and pull the tests from online sale.
Woolworths has introduced two pack buying limits on meat, toilet paper, and painkillers at their WA stores after supply issues and panic buying have seen shelves cleared.
Caitlyn Rintoul
With supermarket shelves resembling March 2020, Woolies has followed Coles and imposed limits on certain products.
Lauren Ferri
Bunnings Warehouse shoppers may have had their personal data compromised in a massive cyber security breach.
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