Retail

Three Harvey Norman stores have been placed in the hands of administrators, two of them wholly-owned subsidiaries in Western Australia.

WESTERN Australia's super-charged resources sector has provided little protection for retailers battling to overcome sagging consumer sentiment and a shift from spending to saving.

The owner of the Red Rooster and Chicken Treat fast food chains has reported its third successiuve annual loss, and also revealed the price it paid to acquire 40 CHOOKS stores.

Owner of fast food chain CHOOKS Fresh & Tasty, Steven Hansen, has sold the Perth-born franchise to Red Rooster and Chicken

EXPORTERS in Western Australia are concerned the fluctuating Australian dollar, dropping from record highs three months ago, is affecting their bottom line.

Western Australia's big spenders are starting to flex their credit cards in anticipation of the opening of Perth's very own Gucci store on June 12.

NICK Tana's Australian Fast Foods, which runs the Chicken Treat and Red Rooster food chains, has reported a strong 48 per cent increase in net profit to $5.6 million for the year to June 2005.

GROCERY wholesaler Metcash Trading has pledged to sell all of the Action supermarkets across Australia to independent owners should it succeed in its

WITH the dust settling after its purchase by Peter Holmes a Court's AA Co, Jester's Jaffle Pie Co is making its long awaited move into the eastern States.