Cheyanne Enciso covers retail and consumer affairs for The West Australian. She previously covered healthcare and biotech. Prior to joining the team in Perth in 2022, she worked as a general news reporter in the State's north-west.
Shoppers are set to tighten their wallets even further as fresh figures reveal confidence in the economy has plunged to its lowest level since the early 1990s recession.
Cheyanne Enciso
WA tourism giant Pinnacle Travel Group is growing its existing operations on Rottnest Island with the acquisition of three eateries, including Simmo’s Ice Creamery.
A property developer and contractor has appointed former WA premier Mark McGowan to its board as the group pushes into new construction methods aimed at addressing the housing supply crisis.
Myer boss Olivia Wirth says it’s putting its Christmas offerings on ’steroids’ in a bid to entice shoppers to splash cash ahead of the all-important holiday trading period.
Ingenia Communities has opened the door to allow its US private equity suitor to inspect its books as part of a potential deal that would kill the near-$1 billion takeover of Perth property stalwart Peet.
WA is gaining ground on Australia’s long-dominant ‘golden triangle’ of business travel as the State’s mining and oil and gas sectors power on.
Another big four bank has vowed not to shut any of its branches in regional Australia until at least 2030 amid ongoing criticism of the nation’s biggest lenders over widespread closures.
Australian ice-cream giant Streets says it’s not at all intimidated by other homegrown and international brands as it chases a bigger scoop of the market with the launch of a new product.
The number of WA companies reporting rising cost pressures as a handbrake on growth has hit a five-year high, with the State’s peak business lobby group warning there’s little relief on the horizon.
Business groups say policymakers are better off assessing how the ‘ever-growing mountain of regulatory burden’ was hurting Australia’s productivity, instead of telling firms to lift their game.
Chicken Treat boss Jamie Stewart is betting on everything from ‘fancier’ chicken menu items to digital kiosks to drive its next phase of growth and make fast-food feel less like fast-food.