Wesfarmers
News and interviews on Wesfarmers including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Adrian WilsonWednesday, 23 May 2012
Like many an enthusiastic young whippersnapper in real estate, Adrian Wilson got his start in the thankless role of leasing officer. ...
Survey shows what really makes employers attractive
Monday, 21 May 2012
Newcrest Mining ranks as the most attractive place to work out of the biggest 150 companies in Australia, according to a survey of 7,000 people, published by recruitment firm, Randstad. The national broadcaster, the ABC, ranked second, and Virgin Australia ...
Target begins importing merchandise to compete online, but SMEs warned to think twice
Friday, 18 May 2012
Target has joined a score of other retailers after announcing it will start sourcing products directly from China in an attempt to bypass wholesalers, save on GST and pass the savings on to consumers. ...
Billabong founder Gordon Merchant's bioplastics company ties up deal with Coles
Friday, 18 May 2012
Gordon Merchant's bioplastics company Plantic Technologies is expecting a 500% increase in sales and hopes to turn a profit for the first time in nine years after securing a supply contract with Coles. ...
Coles and Woolworths defend private label push in Senate grilling
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths told a Senate inquiry yesterday that they were not trying to increase sales on cheaper private label products at the expense of branded competitors. ...
Where does the squeeze end?
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The never-ending margin pressure squeezing Australia’s food producers raises some serious questions. ...
Australia's supermarkets accused of putting the squeeze on food producers
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
They're talking about the great Australian food sector squeeze from Brunswick to the bush. ...
"Maybe in a few years' time I'll have a look at it" – Kmart chief Guy Russo delays online shopping reform
Friday, 11 May 2012
Kmart chief executive Guy Russo has said he's not thinking about the internet just yet, preferring to focus on the in-store experience so customers can get the cheapest products without having to wait days for items to ship. ...
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK: Don’t underestimate high quality photography
Thursday, 10 May 2012
David Jones and Amazon both announced this week they would be spending more time and money on high quality photography for their respective online websites. ...
Retailers look to Budget sweetener for family respite
Monday, 07 May 2012
Tomorrow’s Budget will include a sweetener in the form of extra cash for families with school-age kids, a move welcomed by struggling retailers. ...
What is the future for beer in Australia?
Monday, 07 May 2012
There is constant and ongoing debate in the press and industry forums by retailers and distributors regarding retail own brand, parallel import and direct import of products. Funnily enough, as shoppers we don’t worry about these things we just make decisions ...
Pricing pain at the petrol pump: Why $1.60 hurts
Monday, 26 March 2012
Petrol prices are on the rise and so too hysteria about what this means to Aussie households. So why does petrol fuel such intense consumer reaction? Let's see whether Behavioural Economics can provide an answer. ...
IMF replacement talk “premature”, Shares continue recent slide: Midday Roundup
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
The most likely candidate for head of the International Monetary Fund has said it is still too early to discuss whether she will take the job. ...
Dairy Farmers call for Wesfarmers meeting on milk pricing
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Farmers' group Australian Dairy Farmers says it has received enough shareholder signatures to compel supermarket giant Wesfarmers to hold an extraordinary general meeting on its controversial decision to slice the retail price of house-brand milk to $1 a litre. ...
Up up, Coles is catching up: Bartholomeusz
Thursday, 21 April 2011
The renaissance of Coles is continuing, indeed gathering pace. As has become the new norm, after Woolworths disclosed renewed momentum in its food and liquor sales earlier this week, Coles has again out-paced it. ...
Inside the rise of the grocery giant’s house brands
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
If you've received a glossy supermarket catalogue in the mail recently, you're aware the battle for Australia's $80 billion grocery docket is well and truly on. ...
Dollar near 29-year high, shares flat: Midday Roundup
Monday, 28 March 2011
The Australian sharemarket has opened flat this morning, despite a strong lead from Wall Street late last week. ...
Coles sales up 6.7% in second quarter: Economy Roundup
Monday, 31 January 2011
Wesfarmers has reported food and liquor sales were up by 6.7% to $7 billion in the company's second quarter, but also warned that it is facing tough times as customer confidence remains low and the threat of deflating rises. ...
Woolworths makes complaint against Bunnings as hardware war heats up
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Supermarket giant Woolworths has confirmed that is has lodged a complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the behaviour of the Bunnings hardware chain, which is owned by West Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers. ...
Opposition calls on Swan to limit mortgage rate movements beyond BRA rises: Economy Roundup
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has called on the Government to stop banks from lifting interest rates above and beyond any movements by the Reserve Bank of Australia. He called on the use of legislation to do so, if necessary. ...
