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Coles confirmed it would continue to stock a range of Australia-themed merchandise in the lead up to Australia day but multiple stores appear to be selling only a small amount of the stock.

Prominent retail expert Professor Gary Mortimer has revealed his shock at a lack of customer service in David Jones when he attempted to get assistance for a $1000 designer suit.

Less than a year ago, Dany Milham was waxing lyrical about his stratospheric goals for MilkRun - the rapid grocery delivery company sweeping the streets of Sydney and Melbourne.

MilkRun announced yesterday that it will close its doors and make all staff and riders redundant by the end of the week, becoming the latest in a long line of grocery delivery firms to go under.

Much-loved Australian department store Myer could face the same fate as David Jones as a retail expert warned the stores online success had started to cannibalise its traditional shopfronts.

Australian luxury department store David Jones will close 35 of their mini food halls attached to BP services stations after revealing their food business was not profitable.

Business by Benedict Brook 20th May 2021 8:38 AM The shuttering of UK retail icon Debenhams has sent shockwaves across Britain with the insolvent department store leaving a huge gap on 124 high streets and shopping centres. But the ramifications of Debenhams downfall are reverberating in Australia. A retail analyst has said a "failure of the likes of Debenhams could happen in Australia". COVID-19 hasnt helped retail anywhere. But...

While Kmart continues to be the “hero brand” for Aussies, Target has its own plans to become more accessible to people around the country.

  The retailers strategy, which has been playing out over the last 18 months, is "viable", Prof Mortimer added, including removing their Target Country brands and installing KHubs which enabled regional and rural communities to access Target products via online and delivery. "Their strategy around the rest of the nation to reduce the Target fleet of stores seems reasonable. They have simply closed several of them and rebranded many of them to Kmarts where didnt have a dominance in a subur...