Sue Mitchell
Financial Review
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Beacon sees light even in lockdown
Beacon Lighting’s sales momentum has improved even during lockdown, augering well for reopening. → Read More
‘We’re democratising loyalty’: app to reward debit card use
Loyalty Republic is launching what it claims is Australia’s first credit card- and bank-agnostic rewards program. → Read More
Pumped-up Myer believes Christmas will come early
The retail group has overcome another year of trading disrupted by lockdowns, travel restrictions and supply chain snags to deliver its strongest profits since 2017. → Read More
Instant online refunds start-up Refundid raises $3m
Comparisons are already being made between the fintech start-up and buy now, pay later pioneer Afterpay. → Read More
Coca-Cola Australia makes first move into alcoholic drinks
Undaunted by lockdowns, Coca-Cola Australia plans to launch Topo Chico hard seltzer just in time for summer. → Read More
Woolworths unveils $2b share buy-back
The $2 billion share buy-back follows the demerger of hotels and drinks business Endeavour Group in June. → Read More
Kogan scraps dividend as profit plunges
The online retailer withheld its final dividend after net profit plunged 87 per cent to just $3.5 million. → Read More
Bunnings closes Sydney stores as lockdown tightens
Until this week, Bunnings was one of few major non-food retailers that was allowed to trade in Greater Sydney. → Read More
Domino’s lifts dividend as profit soars
Domino’s opened 285 new stores in 2021, augmenting better than expected same-store sales growth. → Read More
JB Hi-Fi profit soars 67pc to $506m
JB Hi-Fi’s eighth consecutive year of record profit was underpinned by fatter gross margins and tight cost control. → Read More
Wage underpayments ‘rife’ in grocery sector
Adero Law is pursuing class actions against independent supermarket chains Romeo’s and Drakes. → Read More
Food company SPC says no jab, no work
Food manufacturer SPC is the first Australian company to force staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19. → Read More
City Chic enters Europe with third plus-sized buy in two years
City Chic added Germany-based plus-sized e-tailer Navabi to its portfolio. → Read More
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott timed his strike to (near) perfection
The $1.38 a share cash offer for Priceline owner API was classic Wesfarmers modus operandi. → Read More
Pinterest launches new shopping tools in Australia
Its new tools make it easier to shop in the app and follow an explosion in social commerce triggered by the pandemic. → Read More
Bunnings eyes acquisitions to lure tradie dollar
Bunnings plans to open as many as 75 trade tools stores over the next three to five years as the space race in the $1.5 billion professional tools sector heats up. → Read More
Woolworths takes on banks with payments platform Wpay
Fourteen years after establishing its own payment processing system, Woolworths has launched Wpay, a stand-alone payments business open to third parties. → Read More
eBay’s revenue growth slows despite e-commerce boom
eBay’s Australia and New Zealand revenue rose 2.5 per cent in 2020, a fraction of the 55 per cent growth in online retail sales. → Read More
Domino’s rival Yum! Brands to buy food tech platform Dragontail
Pizza Hut owner Yum! Brands plans to buy Dragontail, the food tech company behind the pizza checker of Domino’s. → Read More
Shopping centre owner Mirvac targets online retailers
Mirvac is luring online retailers into malls with new formats, cut-price rents and flexible leases. → Read More