Elizabeth Knight
Elizabeth Knight comments on companies, markets and the economy.
Retail
Investors put Colorado on the block
Elizabeth Knight Australia's largest footwear retailer, Colorado, is up for sale less than two years after it came out of receivership.
Gambling
Asian giant back in Echo picture
Elizabeth Knight The arrival in Sydney last Friday of the chairman of Malaysian gaming giant Genting is best evidence yet that the casino operator is serious about its investment in Echo Entertainment - the owner of...
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Target's turn for an overhaul
Elizabeth Knight The black sheep in Wesfarmers' retail portfolio was again Target, which found itself stuck with too much inventory
Coles revival aimed at Target
Elizabeth Knight Coles is in its fifth year of revival under the Wesfarmers umbrella as earnings grew by 15 per cent.
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Game change for an old fox
Elizabeth Knight Rupert Murdoch has come up with a new moniker for his US cable entertainment business: 21st Century Fox.
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One cough and miners catch cold
Elizabeth Knight Most will not be familiar with West Australian gold exploration company Evolution Mining.
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Myer drawing a line in the sand
Elizabeth Knight In the retail world, sniper raids on each other's suppliers is considered a no-go zone.
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What to do with Target?
Elizabeth Knight The microscope was focused on Woolworths' food and liquor division when the company released its third-quarter sales figures.
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Store wars: set for new campaign
Elizabeth Knight The discount department store war is shaping up to be every bit as interesting.
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Hockey eager to cast off his shadow
Elizabeth Knight Federal treasurer-in-waiting Joe Hockey is pretty sure the word 'shadow' will soon be dropped.
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Copper, fibre, nodes, how do we know best?
Elizabeth Knight It will beyears before an experience-driven judgment can be passed on the Coalition's plan.
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Automotive pride comes at a price
Elizabeth Knight There is something of an obsession among rich countries in maintaining a car industry.
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Billabong perilously close to a wipeout
Elizabeth Knight Twenty-five years ago, Billabong basked in street cred. Today, as one fashion industry insider quipped, the brand has become the barbecue short for the sausage sizzle.
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Miners' pitch on more taxing issues
Elizabeth Knight The big players in the mining industry are well aware they are in the firing line as the federal government scours the ground looking for ways to find new sources of revenue.
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PM playing with fire on super tax
Elizabeth Knight The superannuation debate has missed one vital ingredient used by Australians to minimise tax-dividend franking credits.
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PM playing with fire on super tax
Elizabeth Knight The superannuation debate has missed one vital ingredient used by Australians to minimise tax-dividend franking credits.
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Reserve plays a waiting game as economy warms
Elizabeth Knight A growing number of economists are predicting the Reserve Bank's interest rate cuts are over for this year.
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Supermarket dairy case a deep, dark place
Elizabeth Knight First it was the milk wars. Now it is the spin war around the milk wars.
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Hartzer hangs back in slipstream
Elizabeth Knight A year ago when Brian Hartzer was parachuted into Westpac his elevation to the CEO's role was considered a done deal.
Mobile
Smartphone transactions a new frontier for banks
Elizabeth Knight The newly mobile bank customer is no longer confirmed to using a branch network.
