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Consumer confidence starts year with a bang

Consumer confidence starts year with a bang

Consumer confidence has bounced higher and is expected to keep improving as rising real wages and rate cuts support household incomes.

Housing woes and cost of living a re-run of 2004 poll

Housing woes and cost of living a re-run of 2004 poll

Housing woes and cost of living a re-run of 2004 poll

Housing woes and cost of living a re-run of 2004 poll

Costs at the cash register, aged-care reform and house prices were key concerns of John Howard's cabinet ahead of the 2004 election, documents show.

Distracted shoppers easy patsies for attentive scammers

Distracted shoppers easy patsies for attentive scammers

Distracted shoppers easy patsies for attentive scammers

Distracted shoppers easy patsies for attentive scammers

Australians are being urged to think before they click, with scammers targeting distracted online shoppers during the busy festive sales period.

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Retailers buoyed as shoppers swarm Boxing Day sales

Retailers buoyed as shoppers swarm Boxing Day sales

Aussies are expected to splurge on homewares and beauty products, with bargain hunters set to spend more than $1.3 billion on Boxing Day sales.

Shoppers to splash the cash in $1.3b Boxing Day spree

Shoppers to splash the cash in $1.3b Boxing Day spree

Cost of living pressures are not high enough for Australians to miss out on bumper billion-dollar Boxing Day sales after a season of early shopping tactics.

Myer brings in body cameras, radios to keep staff safe

Myer brings in body cameras, radios to keep staff safe

Mid-market department store Myer is beefing up security in its stores to protect workers and reduce the amount of theft.

Grocery giants 'throw shoppers a bone' for Christmas

Grocery giants 'throw shoppers a bone' for Christmas

One supermarket chain remains the cheapest option for a general basket, but those looking for a deal on a holiday banquet should try the two big retailers.

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Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolies rushes to deck the shelves with Christmas stock

Woolworths is counting the cost of a 17-day strike that took millions of dollars from their bottom line and left shelves empty in the lead-up to Christmas.

Woolies nabs union deal to end warehouse strike

Woolies nabs union deal to end warehouse strike

Woolies nabs union deal to end warehouse strike

Woolies nabs union deal to end warehouse strike

Striking has ended at Woolworths' distribution centres after workers who had walked off the job for 17 days accepted a fresh offer from the supermarket giant.

Australia needs to think outside the box on packaging

Australia needs to think outside the box on packaging

Australia needs to think outside the box on packaging

Australia needs to think outside the box on packaging

A major manufacturer warns Australia is not ready to follow Europe on packaging reform but could develop more a circular economy to keep waste out of landfill.

Tide turns for retailers with shop tills tipped to ring

Tide turns for retailers with shop tills tipped to ring

Tide turns for retailers with shop tills tipped to ring

Tide turns for retailers with shop tills tipped to ring

Australians have been saving what they can as living costs soar but experts expect more spending in the next 12 months, especially when interest rates are cut.

Thirty licences to open a cafe: state red tape ranked

Thirty licences to open a cafe: state red tape ranked

Thirty licences to open a cafe: state red tape ranked

Thirty licences to open a cafe: state red tape ranked

Australian business must work through a patchwork of regulations wherever they operate, but requirements in some states are more onerous than in others.

The 50 million reasons Woolies wants blockade to end

The 50 million reasons Woolies wants blockade to end

The 50 million reasons Woolies wants blockade to end

The 50 million reasons Woolies wants blockade to end

Woolworths says strike action has cost the company $50 million as it lodges an urgent application to ban workers from blocking access to its warehouses.

Shelves bare but union puts stock in talks with Woolies

Shelves bare but union puts stock in talks with Woolies

Shelves bare but union puts stock in talks with Woolies

Shelves bare but union puts stock in talks with Woolies

Supermarket shelves will continue to remain bare as hundreds of workers picketing a major Woolworths warehouse fight for better pay and conditions.

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Man avoids jail for 'bizarre' urination on Woolies meat

Further jail has been spared for a man who urinated on meat at an inner-city store with the 22-year-old to be treated for mental health issues in the community.

'Not robots': Woolies says no shortages as staff strike

Some 1500 Woolworths warehouse workers are on strike, but the supermarket giant insists their absence is not leading to empty shelves for customers.

Price-conscious Aussies spend up on record Black Friday

The cost-of-living crisis is driving more and more people towards sales, delivering retailers a bonanza on the increasingly popular Black Friday.

Harvey Norman fears Bleak Friday despite sales increase

Harvey Norman says Australian same-store sales were up 3.1 per cent in the four months to October 31, as the retailer headed into a crucial sales period.

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Workplace protections from sex offenders needed: report

A report has called for law changes to provide better protection from sex offenders for children working alongside adults across the nation.

Coles denies suppliers pay price for evading promotions

Representatives from major supermarkets and suppliers have appeared before an inquiry as the consumer watchdog prepares to report on the sector.

Coles denies unhappy suppliers cop 'holiday' check outs

Supermarket giant Coles rejects punishing fresh produce suppliers who disagree on pricing, as the company is grilled at an inquiry into the sector.

Billions to be spent on Black Friday, Cyber Monday

Even Santa Claus couldn't stay away from Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, with Australians expected to splurge a record $6.7 billion.

Coles denies supplier gouge through own-brand products

Supermarket heavyweight Coles has developed a wide range of subtly-branded products it owns, denying there is any transparency issue for customers.

Woolies denies gouging suppliers in skewed relationship

Representatives from supermarket powerhouse Woolworths deny its huge market share is costing suppliers an opportunity to negotiate when selling products.

Developer malaise means Woolies is behind more malls

Woolworths has cast itself as being in competition with cake shops and newsagents, while also showing the might of its construction arm.

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