Retail Industry

US President Donald Trump labels a reported plan by online retailer Amazon to display the cost of US tariffs on its products as a "hostile and political act".

Australian shares ended the day higher, as the latest labour force data shows employment increasing by 32,000. Wall Street fell again, as tariff fears continue. 

Australian footwear chain Wittner is the latest local retailer to face closure, with administrators appointed to manage the 113-year-old company.

Tasmania Police is investigating a disturbance that broke out at a department store in Hobart's northern suburbs, as a video of the affray emerges. 

Vendors have been given 30 days to pay higher rents before the state government-owned market authority says it will take legal action against them.

From toy brands to fashion labels, some Australian firms are facing tariffs way above the 10 per cent "baseline". Company owners say they are not getting enough support as they navigate soaring tariffs to send Chinese-made goods into the US.

Nearly 40 kilograms of illegal tobacco and more than 130,000 illegal cigarettes have been uncovered after a series of raids in Mackay. 

Australian shares have risen 2.3 per cent as markets across Asia have clawed back some ground after sessions of heavy selling. Japan is leading the gains as it prepares to negotiate with the Trump administration.

Fears of a recession in the US and big losses on Wall Street flowed through to the Australian share market, which dropped around 4 per cent over the week, its worst five-day performance since June 2022.

A customer suffering a severe reaction to a skincare balm says she warned Kmart a month before a teen was hospitalised.

The Australian share market closed in positive territory ahead of US President Donald Trump's next round of tariffs. Look back on the day's business news on our blog.

Labor wants to enlist the consumer watchdog to stamp out a problem the commission says isn't happening, while the Coalition wants to give the consumer watchdog break-up powers the commission hasn't asked for.

Australians are being encouraged to swap American goods for home-grown products at the check-out, but is it that easy?

The details of a price gouging ban would only be decided after an election, but there are precedents to draw on.

Clothing retailer Jeanswest has collapsed, with more than 90 stores set to close within months and hundreds of employees set to lose their jobs.

The ACCC says greater transparency is needed to curb shrinkflation, which continues to be a major concern for Australian consumers.

A long-awaited report into the market power of Australia's two major supermarkets — dubbed 'ColesWorth' — will soon be made public.

With a record number of hospitality sector closures last month, small businesses are fighting to find ways to keep customers coming through their doors.

The Australian share market closed lower on Wednesday, ending a three-day winning streak after gloomy investor sentiment returned in the US, while Myer's profit tumbled in the first half of the financial year. 

Almost 250,000 homes and businesses are without power in Queensland's south-east, with warnings the wild weather is not over yet despite ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred weakening to a tropical low.