Australia

The downgrades to Kmart and Target department store sales and earnings that Wesfarmers announced ahead of its annual strategy briefing today is consistent with the depressed state of consumer [...]

Wesfarmers has bought the online retailer Catch Group for $230 million, and hopes to use the pioneering Australian company’s e-commerce prowess to help guide its department stores Kmart and [...]

The iconic SPC fruit and vegetable business based in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley will live on, after Coca-Cola Amatil confirmed the sale of the historic business for $40 million.The sale, to [...]

McKinsey research shows that when consumer-goods manufacturers collaborate more closely with retailers, they outperform their competitors. We identified four principles for fruitful partnerships. [...]

Australian brand Bega has won the right to use the trademark yellow lids on its peanut butter jars, ending a long-running legal battle with American food giant Kraft. The Federal Court ruled on [...]