An Instagram post by influencer Khloe Kardashian using Mermade Hair’s signature waver led to the biggest ever monthly sales for the Mt Lawley-based e-commerce business.
The competition watchdog has given freight companies special permission to cooperate to get groceries into WA and the NT, after supply chains broke down.
The rail line between WA and the east coast is open after being closed for a record 24 days, but supermarket shelves could take four to six weeks to be restocked.
Australia’s competition regulator has given the all clear for Wesfarmers to acquire Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, a key condition needed to close the deal.
Shortages on Perth supermarket shelves could last until late March, although the reconnection of the state’s rail link with the east is now expected next week.
Easing of lockdown restrictions and a splurge by festive season shoppers have helped retail sales jump by a record 8.2 per cent in the December quarter.
WA shoppers will be subjected to product limits at major supermarkets after floods in South Australia disrupted supply chains, leaving some shelves empty.
The state government is expecting to implement a ‘land bridge’ in coming days to transport products from the east coast to WA after railways in SA were damaged by floods.
Food suppliers and supermarkets are scrambling to find ways to get produce to WA, after it was announced flood-damaged rail lines in SA could take at least 12 days to be repaired.
Woolworths Group has withdrawn its bid for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), leaving Wesfarmers as the only suitor for the Priceline Pharmacy owner.
Wesfarmers says it won’t accept any takeover offer made by Woolworths for API, as the retail giants fight for ownership of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries.
Retail giant Woolworths has endured one of its most challenging trading periods following the emergence of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19.
In four years, the owners of Flower Box Home Fragrance have transformed their brand from a home-based startup to a nationally recognised candle, diffuser, and perfume retailer.
Rising consumer spending has helped Western Australia’s domestic economy grow 0.6 per cent in the September quarter, while the national economy shrank 1.8 per cent.
Perth-based skincare company Clean & Pure and education provider Engineering Institute of Technology took out national prizes at the Australian Export Awards last night.
Retail spending rose 4.9 per cent in October as COVID-19 restrictions eased across the country however WA only reported a 0.2 per cent increase in sales.
Wide Open Agriculture has landed its first major distribution deal, signing an initial one-year agreement with Woolworths to carry the company’s OatUP brand nationally.
Drawing a line in the sand and setting a date to reopen the state’s borders will help speed up vaccinations, Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott has said.
