Cheyanne Enciso

3 days ago | thewest.com.au | Cheyanne Enciso

Gone are the days when young shoppers would seek out product reviews on a brand’s website before purchasing new makeup or skincare. Today, the retail experience increasingly starts with a scroll on TikTok. That’s according to entrepreneur Iris Smit, whose Perth-founded beauty brand The Quick Flick has built up a following of nearly 155,000 on the social media platform. Her own account has just under 143,000 followers. “Most of those young shoppers are . . .

4 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Cheyanne Enciso

Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates will be scrambling to find a new path into the Californian market after its local distributor announced it will cease operations later this year. The sudden decision by Republic National Distributing Company to cease operations in California from September will be a serious blow for the wine maker, with the shuttered distributor responsible for about 25 per cent of TWE’s sales for its Americas division and 10 per cent of total group sales.

4 days ago | thewest.com.au | Cheyanne Enciso

The State Government has named its new chief scientist to succeed Peter Klinken, who retires after more than a decade in the role. Sharath Sriram becomes WA’s fourth chief scientist and begins his three-year term on Tuesday. Announcing the appointment, the WA Government said Professor Sriram was a distinguished science and research leader with 20 years of experience in the industry.

4 days ago | thewest.com.au | Cheyanne Enciso

WA conglomerate Wesfarmers has switched Kmart and Target boss John Gualtieri into the top job at Officeworks, where he will succeed Sarah Hunter. Ms Hunter hands over to Mr Gualtieri in August after 15 years with the group — including the past six years at the helm of Officeworks — saying “now is the right time for me to take on a new challenge”. As CEO of Kmart and Target, Mr Gualtieri currently reports to new Kmart Group managing director Aleks Spaseska.

5 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Cheyanne Enciso

Toys R Us, once one of the nation’s biggest children’s toy and clothing stores, has posted a modest lift in quarterly sales amid plans to recapitalise the business. The retailer — which has become an online-only business after it collapsed in 2018 — reported revenues of $863,000 in the three months to the end of April, slightly up from the $779,000 recorded a year earlier.