Woolworths target Petstock — the nation’s second-largest speciality pet retailer — is proposing to sell 11 of its shops in WA and dozens of other hospitals and stores to satisfy concerns about market dominance.
Brookfield and EIG’s $18.7bn deal for Origin Energy is fair but should Australia’s largest retailer meet its earnings guidance for the rest of the year, shareholders will be asked to sell at slightly below market value, an independent expert has concluded.
Customers at some grocery stores in Melbourne are being limited in how much milk they are able to purchase amid concerns of a milk shortage.
Some shoppers were limited to buying two bottles of milk on Wednesday.
It comes as 1400 workers from four major dairy retailers joined 150 dairy transport workers in walking off the job in the fight for better pay.
Retailers called for consumers to stay calm and not to panic buy.
Some retailers said they are concerned the milk shortage could see a return to COVID-era panic buying.
More retailers are offering discounts to shoppers who make purchases with cash. WSJ personal-finance reporter Imani Moise joins host J.R. Whalen to explain how credit-card users can also score deals. Illustration: iStock
Randal Humich’s private development outfit has swooped on a major retail development site in Perth’s central business district as it backs a recovery in city trading.
A Victorian fashion company has become the latest casualty in Australia’s struggling retail sector after collapsing into liquidation.
