Carrie LaFrenz
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Adairs CEO Roseby makes surprise departure after less than two years (opens the original)
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Adairs chief executive Elle Roseby will step down from the loss-making home and linen retailer following a turbulent two-year tenure during which she faced a tough trading environment and hefty restructuring costs. Her departure was announced on Tuesday ahead of the Reserve Bank lifting the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.6 per cent, its highest level in almost 15 years – a major blow to retailers already battling higher fuel prices heading into peak trading season. Gift articles to anyone you
Endeavour CEO Jayne Hrdlicka could earn $14m in restructured pay deal (opens the original)
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Endeavour chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka’s pay packet could exceed $14 million in her first 18 months of running the owner of the Dan Murphy’s and BWS liquor chains, if shareholders approve long-term incentives and she exceeds her performance targets. Chairman Tim Poole told investors that it was in their interests to offer Hrdlicka equity‑based incentives in the 2026 and 2027 financial years to ensure there was “alignment between returns for shareholders and her reward”. An earlier version of t
Sales surge at Brett Blundy-backed fashion label Dissh (opens the original)
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Lucy Henry-Hicks is leading a wave of successful fashion businesses emerging out of southern Queensland, with her women’s label Dissh, backed by retail billionaire Brett Blundy, growing annual sales by more than one fifth. The fashion entrepreneur sold a 40 per cent stake in Dissh to the Blundy’s BBRC Worldwide in early 2024 when she operated just five stores. The footprint has since grown to 14, including a store in Culver City, southern California, with further expansion planned for the United
Premier Investments pivots Smiggle range to spark turnaround (opens the original)
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Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments is overhauling the product line-up at its stationery chain Smiggle, hoping that new items such as lip gloss and wireless headphones will attract customers and end years of steeply falling sales. Annual profit at the billionaire retailer’s company more than halved because of declining sales and its decision to sell five of its fashion brands to Myer in 2025 and close its Peter Alexander sleepwear stores in the United Kingdom. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose
Myer bets on Christmas pop-ups, gift giving to beat retail slump (opens the original)
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Myer executive chairwoman Olivia Wirth is pinning her hopes on a strong Christmas sales season to turn around the department store chain’s flagging performance, expanding its festive pop-up shops in a bid to tempt cash-strapped customers to open their wallets. Cost-of-living pressures have made for volatile trading conditions after Myer plunged to an annual loss of almost $300 million and reported weak sales so far in the new financial year. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when y
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