Bruce Myers

News and interviews on Bruce Myers including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Commonwealth Bank reports strong profit, Retailers show improvement: Midday Roundup

As the market ponders the impact of last night's Federal budget, the corporate reports continue, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia pleasing investors this morning with a 13% rise in third-quarter cash profit.
 

Thursday, 17 March 2011

Myer profit falls 5.2%, Australian dollar below parity: Midday Roundup

Myer has recorded a 5.2% fall in first-half profit, due to rising energy costs and interest rates, the company announced this morning.
 

Tuesday, 05 May 2009

Franchising under pressure

Franchising has felt the brunt of the recession, and many have cast doubt on its future, but some deft re-modelling could see it not only survive but recover strongly.
 

Friday, 01 August 2008

Lenard’s no chicken when it comes to change

With a new private equity investor on board, and big changes to its business model and product range in the pipeline, the challenges facing chicken franchise Lenard’s are far from poultry. By MIKE PRESTON
 

Friday, 06 July 2007

Wage rise to hit microbusiness... Franchising private member action... Dollar surge hurts exporters... R.I.P. sole practitioners?... Labor's promise on independent contractors... Broadband hold up

Wage rise to hit microbusiness... Franchising private member action... Dollar surge hurts exporters... R.I.P. sole practitioners?... Labor's promise on independent contractors... Broadband hold up
 
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