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Support returnedPremiumPremier to repay $15.6m in JobKeeper

The owner of Peter Alexander, Smiggle and Just Jeans has bowed to pressure and will repay almost $16 million collected in government handouts.

Daniel Newell

RetailUK kids recover after suspect sweets

Four UK children taken to hospital after eating sweets which they believed contained cannabis are not thought to have suffered any long-term effects, police say

Joe Gammie

Not enoughPremiumBusinesses plead for more than $2000 grant relief

Small businesses hit hard by last weekend’s snap three-day lockdown and lingering restrictions need more than just the $2000 compensation, says WA’s peak business lobby.

Jenne Brammer

Top spotBunnings crowned best Aussie online retailer

Bunnings has emerged as the nation’s top online retailer for 2020 after it new venture resulted in a surprising leap up the rankings.

Jack Paynter

Blowout quarterVideoPremiumAmazon’s profit trebles as pandemic boom continues

Amazon.com, which benefited from a surge in online shopping during the pandemic, expects the trend to continue even as consumers get back to work and resume the vestiges of normal life.

Matt Day

Market beaterMcDonald’s supersizes revenue as restrictions ease

An improvement in sales during the same stretch this year was expected. How easily it topped 2019’s first-quarter sales, however, was not.

Liquor store scrappedPremiumWoolworths cans plans for Darwin Dan Murphy’s

The group says a review found it had failed to properly consult with local Indigenous and health groups.

Sean Smith

RetailWoolies says more are shopping online

One of the nation’s major supermarkets says online sales are still booming as it released its third-quarter results.

Gerard Cockburn

retailWoolies food sales dipped in March quarter

Woolworths has posted a meagre rise in group sales for the 13 weeks to April 4, as food sales slipped back to around pre-COVID levels.

Prashant Mehra

SA takeoverPremiumBunnings to buy national tiles retailer Beaumont

The deal will deliver the hardware giant more than 100 stores around the country.

Sean Smith

HardwarePremiumBunnings set to buy Beaumont Tiles

Hardware giant Bunnings has agreed to acquire the country’s biggest tile retailer in a deal that would end more than 60 years of family ownership.

Giuseppe Tauriello

‘Return to normal’PremiumColes grocery sales dip after COVID-19 blitz

The supermarkets company says trading is returning to normal, with shoppers returning to city stores and big shopping centres.

Sean Smith

New worldPremiumGoogle booming with travel and retail ads

Google’s results, showing a surge in ad sales related to travel and retail, have offered a glimpse of online spending in a post-pandemic world.

Nico Grant

Regular shopSigns shoppers returning to old habits

One of the nation’s major supermarket chains says shopping habits are returning to normal after the chaos caused by the pandemic.

Gerard Cockburn

retailColes' sales slip in March quarter

Coles' third-quarter sales slipped 5.1 per cent as trading normalised compared with last year's pre-lockdown stocking.

Prashant Mehra

Retail coupLew nabs JB Hi-Fi boss for Premier CEO role

Outgoing Premier Investments retail CEO Mark McInnes will go on extended "gardening leave" when he departs the group at the end of its financial year.

AAP

Virtually thereHow to try furniture without leaving home

Retailers are adopting Aussie-made software that allows shoppers to test out furniture in their homes without stepping out the front door.

Rebecca Le May

Convenience costsPremiumMillennials pay price for online shopping obsession

Millennials are the most prolific online shoppers of any generation but they are doing themselves a financial disservice that’s costing them both socially and in the hip pocket.

Darren Cartwright

Plans lodgedVideoPremiumWoolworths reveals $26.6m West Perth plans

Woolworths has lodged plans for a five-storey $26.5 million shopping centre which would transform the former Princess Margaret Hospital carpark site in West Perth.

Laura Pond

Last hurrahCoca-Cola Amatil pops off ASX

Coca-Cola Amatil will be removed from the boards after 50 years as a public company following its sale to Coke Europe.

Steven Deare

Retail bonanzaCashed-up West Aussies keep on spending

Retail spending jumped in March, led by huge gains in WA after the COVID-19 lockdowns impacted sales in the previous month.

Colin Brinsden

Courting bidsVideoCommentsPremiumLondon Court seeking new owners for first time in 80yrs

Perth’s historic London Court in the heart of the city is on the market, possibly to leave WA ownership for the first time since it was built more than 80 years ago.

Kim Macdonald

High-end hubPremiumLuxury watch retailer clocks in at Raine Square

WA’s luxury goods market continues to boom as the sector’s key players settle into a new precinct to capitalise on the surging demand for lavish items.

Kate Purnell

City BeatPremiumHow home deliveries saved ice cream maker from meltdown

Home deliveries helped save Baskin-Robbins and its Australian franchisees during the Covid-19 pandemic and now the company plans to open 10 new stores this year.

Glen Norris