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Construction has started on Shenton Quarter, a $140 million apartment and retail development by Iris Residential and Primewest.

Western Australians have completed their first night of lockdown, triggered after a hotel quarantine security guard attended more than a dozen venues while infected with COVID-19.

Toilet paper, long-life milk and pet food have been among the most highly sought-after goods for Perth shoppers in the past 48 hours.

Some of Australia’s largest corporations are digging deep to raise funds for those affected by the devastating fire in Perth’s north-east.

A mix of good fortune and good management meant WA emerged from the recent lockdown in good shape. How likely is it to happen again?

Coles enjoyed soaring sales during the second half of last year, buoyed in part by customers being forced to stay at home during Christmas.

Supermarket giant Coles' third-quarter sales slipped 5.1 per cent as trading normalised compared with last year's pre-lockdown stocking.

Hardware giant Bunnings has been crowned Australia’s top online retailer while four other Wesfarmers-owned businesses have been listed in the top 10.

More than half of the world’s single-use plastic is produced by fewer than two-dozen companies, according to new research published by the Minderoo Foundation.

Cheeky Brothers is scaling up production capacity after signing a deal with Coles.

Coles is continuing to see sales growth slow in the first few weeks of the current financial year as trading returns to normal levels and as lockdowns in major cities drag.

Woodside’s purchase of BHP’s oil assets is close to the biggest deal by a WA company.

Australian supermarket giants Woolworths Group and Coles have announced plans to implement mandatory vaccination policies for their staff.

Coles has opted not to follow Woolworths in requiring all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, instead relying on health orders in some states.

Sustainability accreditations are helping WA businesses sell produce internationally.

Unemployment is at record lows in WA, but pressure from mass resignations and outbound travellers is looming.

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.

WA shoppers will be subjected to product limits at major supermarkets after floods in South Australia disrupted supply chains, leaving some shelves empty.

Coles has delivered a 2 per cent drop in profit as higher costs and lower convenience store sales hit half-year results.

Some of Australia's biggest companies have opted into an emissions reduction reporting scheme that should show whether cuts match their public commitments.

An in-depth study profiling indigenous employment practices in Australia has thrown down a challenge.

While shoppers face inflationary pressures and a rising cost of living, the cost of doing business is also up.

Supermarket giant Coles is selling its fuel and convenience stores operation for $300 million.

Australian consumers have continued to favour Woolworths after the retail giant was reported as the nation’s most valued brand at $16.2 billion.

Consumer sentiment is switching to a more conservative spending cycle.

National cold chain operator Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics will reportedly be liquidated, with 1,500 staff to be unemployed.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy has revealed a drop in the number of women in management roles, while BHP and Western Power announce diversity achievements.

WA agribusiness Milne Agrigroup will supply a range of pork products with a carbon neutral footprint to Coles stores after developing the offering with the major supermarket chain.

Cash-strapped Australians are hunting multiple supermarket aisles in search of bargains amid a post-COVID cost-of-living crisis which has seen significant belt tightening by mortgage holders and renters alike.

Australian supermarkets have been given an F for fail on plastic waste reduction, with an audit detailing some disturbing practices.

The bluster around automation, artificial intelligence and jobs plays out online and in column inches most weeks around the world, but is it justified?

Shares in Coles rose by 6 per cent on Tuesday morning to $16.77, despite the company's statutory net profit after tax regressing by 3.6 per cent in the first half of the 2024 financial year.

The state’s peak planning body has approved Coles’ $29m plan to build a neighbourhood shopping centre in Ravenswood.

Despite its total group sales revenue rising by 3.4 per cent from $9.7 billion to $10 billion in the March 2024 quarter, Coles Group chief executive officer Leah Weckert is acutely aware that customers are minimising their discretionary spending.

Coles has posted an annual net profit of $1.1 billion and says online supermarket sales made up 9.4 per cent of all sales in the 2023/24 year.

Mining, government and supermarkets continue to dominate WA’s jobs figures despite upheaval in some sectors.

Coles has reported a 3 per cent drop in profit in the first half of the 2024-25 financial year, but received a sales boost during staff strikes at rival Woolworths' operations.

Australia’s major supermarket chains have consistently increased profit margins over the past five years, but it’s not enough to warrant breaking up of the big chains, the ACCC says.

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