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5 days ago | 
retailbiz.com.au | Celene Ignacio
Westfield Southland has officially unveiled its revamped dining and entertainment precinct. Highlights of the new precinct include a new Timezone and Zone Bowling and Little Amigo’s Kids Cafe. It also offers an expanded range of dining options with the opening of Kinn Thai Restaurant, Zeus Street Greek, and Yo-Chi. Its new shopping destinations include Toymate and Macpac. The new precinct will also feature a revitalised David Jones store on Level 2, with Level 1 scheduled to reopen later this year.
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5 days ago | 
retailbiz.com.au | Celene Ignacio
Australia Post’s proposed 13.3 per cent letter price rise is set to take effect in July 2025, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not object to the change. If not disapproved by the Minister for Communications, the price for ordinary small letters will rise from $1.50 to $1.70. Prices for ordinary large letters up to 125 grams will increase from $3.00 to $3.40, and for those between 125 and 250 grams from $4.50 to $5.10.
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5 days ago | 
retailbiz.com.au | Celene Ignacio
JB Hi-Fi said that its subsidiary, The Good Guys, will recognise a one‑off expense of $13.7 million in its FY25 results as it settles proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over its StoreCash and credit promotions. Moreover, the company will contribute $200,000 towards the ACCC’s legal costs.
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5 days ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Celene Ignacio
Australia’s economic performance plunged from 7th to 16th, while business efficiency took a steeper dive, from 22nd to 37th. Australia has fallen five spots to 18th place in the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2025, slipping from 13th last year among 69 economies.
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5 days ago | 
retailbiz.com.au | Celene Ignacio
In a sector where seamless digital experiences have become the norm, quick service restaurants (QSR) face rising pressure to meet the demands of increasingly connected customers. According to Simon Revelman, Chief Information Officer at Craveable Brands — the parent company of Oporto, Red Rooster, Chicken Treat and Chargrill Charlie’s — the challenge is more than a matter of adding digital ordering or mobile app features.
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1 week ago | 
retailbiz.com.au | Celene Ignacio
KMD Brands posted lower sales between August 2024 and May 2025 amid weaker performance from Kathmandu and Oboz. The group’s sales over the 10-month period declined 0.5 per cent while online sales grew 10.7 per cent. Oboz’s sales slid 4.1 per cent, with its wholesale sales declining through the fiscal second half to date. However, the company noted that Oboz’s online sales have been variable since the announcement of global tariffs by the US, but remain higher year-to-date.
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1 week ago | 
applianceretailer.com.au | Celene Ignacio
Beko Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to community-driven initiatives by sponsoring the Dos Amigos team in the 2025 Spring Shitbox Rally, one of Australia’s largest independent fundraisers for Cancer Council. The Shitbox Rally challenges participants to drive vehicles valued at $1,500 or less across some of the country’s most rugged terrain. Since its inception in 2010, the event has raised more than $56 million for cancer research, with a goal of reaching $100 million by 2030.
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1 week ago | 
applianceretailer.com.au | Celene Ignacio
Optus has agreed to pay a $100 million fine after it was found to have unlawfully sold mobile phones and contracts to hundreds of vulnerable customers, many of them First Nations Australians. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said more than 400 customers were affected between August 2019 and July 2023, with misconduct occurring at 16 stores across the country.
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1 week ago | 
retailbiz.com.au | Celene Ignacio
Retailers must prioritise fostering a sense of community as consumers increasingly value transparency over brand loyalty. That’s the key advice from Daniele Iezzi, Group Retail Director APAC at Reward Gateway, who notes that shoppers are becoming more discerning in their purchasing decisions amid ongoing economic uncertainty.
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1 week ago | 
retailbiz.com.au | Celene Ignacio
Optus has agreed to pay a penalty of $100 million after it was found to have engaged in inappropriate sales of products to vulnerable consumers. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the misconduct involved the sale of phones and contracts to over 400 consumers at 16 different stores across Australia between August 2019 and July 2023.
