Retail

Savers recently opened its 19th Australian location in Geelong, drawing large crowds and highlighting the brand’s significant expansion within the regional second-hand retail market. Despite its local presence, the retailer is a subsidiary of Savers Value Village, a multi-billion dollar US-based for-profit company majority-owned by a private equity firm. The company’s for-profit model has generated […]

A Mitre 10 franchisee won a Federal Court ruling for a “no adverse costs order,” protecting him from paying Bunnings’ legal fees—estimated at $6 million—if he loses his competition lawsuit. The legal challenge aims to prevent Bunnings from opening a new store in Jimboomba, Queensland, under competition laws, arguing the expansion would force the smaller […]

A cyber attack on Alliance Distribution Services (ADS), a subsidiary of Hachette Australia, has severely disrupted book distribution across the country since mid-July. Independent bookstores are struggling to fill their shelves ahead of the busy Christmas trading period, as the distributor is currently unable to process or ship new orders. The incident has forced authors […]