Echo loses on slots, posts a dip in profit
Eli Greenblat ECHO Entertainment, which is locked in a turf war with James Packer over the construction of a second casino in Sydney, has posted a dip in half-year net profit after pumping $870 million into...
Echo profit falls but Star upgrade a winner
Eli Greenblat ECHO ENTERTAINMENT, which is locked in a turf war with James Packer over the construction of a second casino in Sydney, has posted a dip in half-year net profit after pumping $870 million into...
Super plan for future-proofing
Eli Greenblat Super Retail Group, which owns a portfolio of sports and leisure stores including Supercheap Auto, Ray's Outdoors, and Rebel, will transform the way it does business and how it communicates with...
Reject Shop plans China sourcing office
Eli Greenblat Bargain basement retailer the Reject Shop plans to open a sourcing office in China in the next 12 months to help improve the flow of products and bolster its store offering in the face of intense...
Squeezing out every last drop
Eli Greenblat Coca-cola Amatil boss Terry Davis will attempt to squeeze even more savings from the group.
Coke to be beer baron again
Eli Greenblat In 300 days the world will change for Coca-Cola Amatil and its chief executive, Terry Davis.
Pacific Brands revives with $38m profit
Eli Greenblat Apparel and homewares wholesaler Pacific Brands is on track to post its first full-year reported profit in three years, free from blemishes of the more than $1 billion in write-downs and...
Election call 'a disaster', says Specialty
Eli Greenblat Speciality Fashion Group chief executive Gary Perlstein has labelled the decision by Prime Minister Julia Gillard to announce the timing of this year's election eight months out as an "absolute...
Valspar paints a grim picture
Eli Greenblat The fragile condition of Australia's residential property market is expected to continue in 2013.
ACCC to investigate Coles, Woolies
Eli Greenblat ACCUSATIONS that Australia's two grocery giants, Coles and Woolworths, engaged in improper practices to force down prices from suppliers are being investigated by the nation's most powerful...
Fired-up Coles delivers the goods for Wesfarmers
Eli Greenblat Supermarket chain Coles continues to drive profits at Perth-based conglomerate Wesfarmers.
Predatory behaviour? Investigation at Coles
Eli Greenblat and Lucy Battersby An internal investigation is underway at Coles examining whether the supermarket chain is engaging in improper predatory and anti-competitive behaviour.
Coles fuels Wesfarmers profit growth
Eli Greenblat Wesfarmers has posted a 9.3 per cent jump in half-year net profit to $1.285 billion, mainly thanks to strong profit growth at Coles.
Domino's in the dough as growth slows
Eli Greenblat Pizza maker has clung to its full-year profit growth guidance of 15 per cent.
Retail Adventures could end in court
Eli Greenblat Reclusive retail businesswoman Jan Cameron could face a class action on behalf of unsecured creditors to her failed Retail Adventures discount chain, as litigation funder IMF rallies support for a...
Retailers surge as JB calls truce
Eli Greenblat JB Hi-Fi boss Terry Smart has called an end to the aggressive price war in home electronics that last year delivered shoppers big discounts on TVs and other entertainment goods but which hacked away...
Beauty counters must woo customers: Perdis
Eli Greenblat THE cosmetics impresario Napoleon Perdis has warned Australian department stores to ''bite the bullet'' on ploughing more money into improved staffing levels at their fashion and beauty emporiums or...
Tax takes fizz out of alcopops
Eli Greenblat The ready-to-drink category in Australia continues to remain a growth-free zone.
Cosmetic retail advice: hire more staff
Eli Greenblat Effervescent cosmetics impresario Napoleon Perdis has warned Australian department stores to 'bite the bullet' on ploughing more money into improved staffing levels at their fashion and beauty...
Taxing times, but cider's still apples
Eli Greenblat Do a quick inventory of what people are drinking, you will probably notice how 'on trend' cider is.
