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.
Fortescue and Wesfarmers were among the Western Australian ASX 100 companies which provided the most comprehensive statements to the modern slavery register.
Growth in Western Australia’s domestic economy was the second lowest nationally in the June quarter, but state final demand was still 12 per cent larger than June quarter 2020.
DevelopmentWA was running blind on foot traffic data at Yagan Square during two key periods in the precinct’s operation and demise, documents obtained under freedom of information suggest.
Mark McGowan says he feels sorry about business failures at Yagan Square, while a process revealed by Business News in April to move market hall retailers to perimeter locations continues.
Journalist Matt Mckenzie talks to Cash Converters managing director Sam Budiselik about the company's financial year results, the subprime loan market, and use of machine learning.
Woolworths boss Brad Banducci has baulked at mandatory coronavirus vaccination for staff despite the Delta strain posing the biggest challenge to maintaining profits.
Westfield shopping centres operator Scentre has swung to a half-year profit of $400.4 million as customer traffic rebounded when lockdowns eased in the first half of the year.