Retailer news

Wesfarmers announced its first quarter 2015 retail sales results last week with Food & Liquor headline sales up 5.8% during the quarter to $7.3 billion, helped by easing price deflation and ongoing investment in value, but partially offset by tobacco excise increases and fresh produce inflation. Coles continue its grocery sales growth trend by posting

Event promotions such as Shop Small and Small Business Saturday are proving to be a major success in North America and the UK, and in Australia, small business owners and customers responded in record numbers to the American Express-backed Shop Small campaign in 2013. Shop Small will run through November and Federal Government Ministers declared

Woolworths Limited chief executive officer, Grant O’Brien this week announced the company’s results for the 14 weeks to 5 October 2014 (first quarter FY15). Announcing sales of $16.2 billion – an increase of 3.0% on the previous year (or 4.1% excluding petrol) – Mr O’Brien said, “Australian Food and Liquor delivered sales growth of 3.9%

There are currently 42 Queensland and nine NSW council areas that have been declared drought stricken, with many Australian communities struggling to adapt to harsh conditions in yet another drought stricken summer. In the worst affected areas, farmers are at risk of losing their properties, shops are closing and the town morale is diminished, evidenced

National Australia Bank launched a market-leading credit card offer of 0% interest for 15 months on purchases on its low rate card this week to give customers more flexibility in how they manage their finances and spending heading into the busy Christmas shopping period. The move comes as the government confirmed credit card deregulation that