All Australia articles – Page 4
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NewsBunnings boss John Gillam steps down after 12 years
Bunnings chief executive John Gillam is stepping down as boss of the business after 12 years at the helm.
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NewsSmiggle boss defends rapid UK store expansion
John Cheston, boss of ‘tween’ stationery retailer Smiggle, has defended its rapid accumulation of stores in the UK.
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AnalysisAldi revamping Australian offer to lock horns with Coles
Aldi is to overhaul all of its Australian stores by 2020 as it revamps its fresh food offer to compete with Coles and Woolworths.
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NewsBunnings' first UK store location revealed
The UK’s first Bunnings store will open in St Albans as Homebase’s new owner strides ahead with its conversion plans, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on September sales, Walmart and more
Retail news round-up: Hot weather drags fashion sales in September, Walmart cuts profit forecast, and supermarket theft in Australia
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NewsWoolworths mulls selling petrol station chain as it refocuses on grocery
Australian grocer Woolworths is considering selling its petrol station forecourt business in a move that could net it A$1.5bn (£890m).
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NewsStationery retailer Smiggle on track to meet target of 200 UK stores
Australian retailer Smiggle has ploughed on with its global expansion plans and said it is on track to open 200 stores in the UK by 2019.
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NewsAgenda: B&Q owner Kingfisher and French Connection unveil half-year results
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with half-year results from B&Q owner Kingfisher and French Connection on the agenda.
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NewsIkea group sales jump as it prepares to enter India and Serbia
Ikea has hailed a year of “solid growth” as the furniture giant prepares to launch a bricks-and-mortar presence in two new markets.
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AnalysisPersonalisation: Innovative ways of turning shoppers into 'soulmates'
From reading customers’ minds to analysing a shopper’s DNA, brands are going to extraordinary lengths to push the boundaries of personalisation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Homebase's new owners nail the UK DIY market?
Poised for transformation, former Home Retail Group-owned Homebase is in early stages of being morphed into Wesfarmers’ DIY brand Bunnings.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Woolworths Australia launches ‘phantom’ brand in battle with Aldi
Woolworths Australia has launched what is believe to be a phantom own brand – a private label with no reference to Woolworths on the packaging.
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AnalysisAt a glance: The Good Guys hosting Lakeland Down Under
Lakeland has cooked up a deal to open concessions Down Under with The Good Guys. Here’s a closer look at the Australian retailer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Pokemon Go could revolutionise bricks-and-mortar retail
Pokemon Go has been made available for UK consumers today – what does its use of augmented reality and location tracking mean for retail?
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS and The Hut
Retail round-up on May 31, 2016: MPs to grill property tycoons and advisers who supported BHS takeover, and The Hut acquires rival Salu Beauty
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NewsSmiggle hires first head of UK property to spearhead expansion push
Smiggle has hired its first head of property in the UK as the Australian retailer ramps up its expansion plans, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsRetail Diary: Price is wrong at Amazon and Costco cashes in on coffins
Teething problems for Amazon’s fresh offer, a very digestible display in Shoreditch and Costco starts selling coffins in Australia.
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NewsTarget to cut up to 180 jobs as it closes Geelong headquarters
Target will cut between 130 and 180 jobs at its Geelong operations centre as the Australian retailer relocates to Melbourne.
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NewsPets at Home postpones new CFO's start date amid Target investigation
Pets at Home has postponed the appointment of Graeme Jenkins as finance boss after his former employer Target was embroiled in an investigation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does Bunnings Down Under tell us about its plans for the UK?
As Wesfarmers prepares for its first Easter in the UK, we head Down Under to see what Homebase’s new owner will bring to the DIY market here.