Grange sparks bidding war
Eli Greenblat, Mark Hawthorne With the kind of buzz, excitement and anticipation usually reserved for the arrival of a pop star or a royal birth, the launch in the early hours of Thursday morning of the 2008 Grange grabbed the...
Global battle to cut price of a 'perfect' Australian wine
Eli Greenblat The 2008 vintage of the prestigious Penfolds Grange will be released globally on Thursday, but it has already become a plaything of cut-price online sites.
Woolies hits the pokies jackpot
Eli Greenblat Woolworths, Australia's biggest owner of poker machines, has hit a multimillion-dollar jackpot thanks to a decision by the previous Victorian government to overhaul the way pokies are operated.
Supermarkets in the gun
Eli Greenblat Power of Australia's supermarket giants, Coles and Woolworths, is under attack from the nation's most powerful competition regulator, which is investigating accusations they used improper practices...
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...
It's beginning to look a lot like a big Chri$tma$
Eli Greenblat AUSTRALIANS will cram hundreds of millions of dollars of spending into the next three days as part of a nationwide gift splurge in the final weekend before Christmas, with shopping centre retailers...
Early start tipped for seasonal sales
Eli Greenblat Shoppers may be treated to a flood of pre-Christmas discounts and specials as up to one-third of retailers tackle a slump in consumer confidence and lacklustre economic conditions by bringing forward...
Aussie Halloween is on for young and ... young
Eli Greenblat Ghoulish festival of Halloween becomes increasingly popular across Australian households.
Halloween another excuse to party and it works a real treat
Eli Greenblat Families are expected to hack away at 100,000 pumpkins this year, devour lollies by the bucketful and dress their children with fangs, spooky ghost sheets or witches hats as the ghoulish festival of...
Ikea buys land in bid to double its stores
Eli Greenblat Global furniture retailer Ikea has tagged Australia as one of the most expensive places to do business, but will double its store network here and slash prices to stay competitive.
Directors of 108 companies face sack over 'second strike' pay rule
Eli Greenblat THE annual general meeting season, which begins next month, could find more than 500 directors on 108 public company boards ejected from their positions.
Target accused over 'fake' make-up
Eli Greenblat Estee Lauder launches legal action against Target, claiming the Australian retailer sold counterfeit M·A·C Cosmetics at its stores and online, and in the process harmed its brand.
Trouble brews on Thunder Road as micro tries to uncap beers of old
Eli Greenblat A David-and Goliath battle between a micro-brewery in Brunswick and global brewing giant SABMiller could see the resurrection of brands not seen at pubs since before World War II.
Battlelines drawn for cheapest sip of Grange
Eli Greenblat The supermarket wars have had milk, eggs, toilet paper and tins of tuna in the sights. Now Wool-
Parcel traffic doubles with online buying spree
Eli Greenblat AUSTRALIA POST has underlined the growing popularity and strength of internet shopping, issuing statistics that show inbound international parcel traffic growth doubled in the past year.
Gloomy weather matches the mood of cautious shoppers
Eli Greenblat WET and gloomy weather across the eastern states lifted foot traffic at the nation's leading department stores and shopping strips.
