Business
Companies
Myer shares savaged, CEO Olivia Wirth doubles down on exclusive fashion labels
Myer shares have tumbled after the company unveiled its full-year results, but its CEO has vowed to invest in its languishing sass & bide, Marcs and David Lawrence brands.
- by Jessica Yun
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Opinion
Murdoch family case
Anna Murdoch told me succession would bring heartbreak. How right she was
I interviewed Anna Murdoch after her marriage to Rupert ended. Now, 23 years later, her fears about succession tearing the family apart look remarkably prescient.
- by David Leser
Big money gets behind the bar in Melbourne’s pub scene
The former owners of St Kilda landmark The Espy are selling their pub on the other side of town, the Hotel Fitzroy, just as property giant Charter Hall swoops on the Great Britain Hotel.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Coles promises more ‘perfect orders’ for online shoppers
Two massive new customer fulfilment centres should help you actually get all the items you ordered online, the supermarket giant says.
- by Jessica Yun
Tabcorp appoints Brett Chenoweth as chair after Bruce Akhurst bows out
Akhurst will step down after concerns from unhappy investors frustrated with the company’s direction.
- by Amelia McGuire
Opinion
Insolvency
The company that time forgot: Lifting the lid on Tupperware’s demise
The most shocking aspect to the end of the storage container maker is that it lasted this long.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Why Australia’s ‘Aldi of sports goods’ is going small
Chief executive Romain Gravigny explains why Decathlon is rolling out a wave of smaller stores, starting with Sydney.
- by Jessica Yun
Jetstar to front NZ courts over alleged consumer misconduct
The looming legal action means Jetstar will be forced to front court on both sides of the Tasman over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and tens of thousands of flight cancellations.
- by Amelia McGuire
Tupperware is toast as company files for bankruptcy
A post-pandemic jump in costs of raw materials, labour and freight, has tipped the iconic Tupperware brand over the edge.
Opinion
Class action
Bad timing: Big business’ image tarnished by Harvey Norman class action
All it took was a class action lawsuit to put a kink in a nation-unifying call from the Business Council to cease and desist with business bashing.
- by Elizabeth Knight
‘Chilling effect:’ Business heavyweights send an economic warning to Canberra
Business titans said the rising populist tone in public debate is a danger to the economy as they faced Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a high-powered event on Tuesday night.
- by Clancy Yeates