Carrie LaFrenz

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Senior Journalist, Retail & Consumer Goods at Australian Financial Review

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David Jones partners with Qantas in a loyalty program revamp, taking on Myer’s Olivia Wirth

3 days ago | afr.com | Carrie LaFrenz |Ayesha de Kretser

Jun 5, 2025 – 6.01am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? David Jones will partner with Qantas’ popular frequent flier scheme as it faces off against long-time department store rival Myer’s own attempts at reinvigorating its lucrative loyalty program.
Lovisa signs on Mark McInnes as executive deputy chairman

4 days ago | afr.com | Carrie LaFrenz

Jun 4, 2025 – 1.08pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Retailer Mark McInnes will earn another $2 million in annual salary from his boss Brett Blundy after becoming executive deputy chairman of fast fashion jewellery chain Lovisa.
Wesfarmers is switching Kmart CEO John Gualtieri over to lead Officeworks, replacing Sarah Hunter

5 days ago | afr.com | Carrie LaFrenz

Jun 3, 2025 – 11.02am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Wesfarmers has tasked John Gualtieri, chief executive of Kmart, with replicating his success in transforming that discount chain at Officeworks, where he will replace Sarah Hunter at the helm.
Myer sees opportunity in turning department store into loyalty giant

1 week ago | afr.com | Carrie LaFrenz

May 28, 2025 – 10.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Myer One’s loyalty program will expand with different status tiers and allow members to earn and spend points outside the retailer’s own network as the department store giant attempts to build a powerhouse scheme that mirrors the Qantas frequent flier program once run by its executive chairwoman.
Tabcorp unleashes promotions, but turns off commissions for 1300 pubs

1 week ago | afr.com | Campbell Kwan |Carrie LaFrenz

May 26, 2025 – 6.00pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? More than a thousand hotels would lose all commissions from hosting Tabcorp’s wagering venues in their properties under a proposal from the bookmaking giant outlined in detail to publicans on Monday.
ACCC, grocers at odds over products to feature in sham discounting case

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Carrie LaFrenz

May 23, 2025 – 1.59pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? The competition regulator and the country’s biggest supermarkets are at odds over how many products should be examined as the Federal Court decides whether the grocery retailers faked promotional discounts.
Myer warns aggressive discounting across retail sector is pressuring department store’s margins

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Carrie LaFrenz

May 23, 2025 – 10.09am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Myer says increased discounting and higher costs, combined with lingering problems at a new distribution center,e have crunched its margins.
Aware Super, Wesfarmers and Bill Kelty join super tax fight

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Lucas Baird |Carrie LaFrenz |John Kehoe |Michael Stutchbury

Lucas Baird, Carrie LaFrenz, John Kehoe and Michael StutchburyMay 22, 2025 – 7.47pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott sees growth options for Kmart’s Anko home brand despite challenging market

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Carrie LaFrenz

May 22, 2025 – 11.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott sees growth potential from new formats within the business, including opening more Anko-branded stores overseas, which will help to offset sluggish consumer demand.
Cult fashion label Dion Lee sold to American retail giant Revolve

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Carrie LaFrenz

May 21, 2025 – 8.00pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Dion Lee and the high-end fashion label’s eponymous designer are back a year after the cult brand collapsed into administration, with the company scooped up by American online clothing empire Revolve Group.