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RetailCommentsChristmas shoppers warned of cunning online scammers

Fresh data from WA ScamNet revealed nearly 400 WA shoppers had fallen victim to online scams in 2024.

Jessica Evensen

LifestyleCommentsWhat’s hot, what’s not: How and where to get summer trends

With financial pressures escalating and disposable income plunging, it pays to have tricks up your sleeve to stretch your wallet even further this season. Here’s where to pick up the latest styles.

Megan French

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opinion
Arylene Westlake-JenningsComments
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Why we need to ditch online shopping for in-person purchases

There’s nothing like the dopamine hit you get from the thrill of the hunt.

Arylene Westlake-Jennings

Arylene Westlake-Jennings

BusinessCommentsAussies hit with ‘a loyalty tax’ at the supermarket checkout

A new study suggests that big grocery retailers could be taking advantage of over-loyal customers who return to the same store no matter whether other supermarkets are offering cheaper prices.

Sean Smith

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opinion
Daniel Smith Comments
opinion
Don’t trade power for convenience even with supermarkets

Do we really want to give our big supermarket retailers more power?

Daniel Smith

ShoppingCommentsPremiumBattle of the supermarkets: Shoppers flock to Aldi

German food retailer Aldi has emerged as a favourite place for shoppers to do their food shop as the cost of living bites — but at what cost to Australian brands?

Rebecca Parish, Claire Sadler and Cheyanne Enciso

RetailReport probes supermarket giants’ domination, abuse of power

An inquiry into Australia’s supermarkets is probing the lack of competition between Coles and Woolworths amid claims they are abusing their market power and gouging customers and suppliers.

Sean Smith

RetailCommentsPremiumWest Aussies slugged the most at major supermarkets

West Australians are being slugged $1 extra on their basic shop at the major supermarkets compared to the rest of Australia, the Federal Government’s latest grocery monitoring report has revealed.

Dylan Caporn

The NightlyThe surcharge ‘loophole’ costing Aussies big at the checkout

It’s costing Australian consumers up to $4 billion a year.

Georgina Noack

WA newsCommentsPremiumNew tactic online retailers are using to make you spend more

West Aussie businesses looking to drive up sales are turning to gaming technology to subtly influence customer spending behaviour online.

Caitlyn Rintoul

State politicsCommentsPremiumParty from bush pledges more shopping time in Perth

WA National Party leader Shane Love has put Perth’s archaic trading hours squarely on the election table, doing what Premier Roger Cook refuses to do — bring more shopping hours to the capital.

Joe Spagnolo

ShoppingCommentsPremiumBudget hungry shoppers researching ‘more than ever before’

A Coles chief executive says shoppers are researching where and how to get the best value for money as the squeeze on family finances drives more and more people to try to save money.

Adrian Lowe

SHOPPINGCommentsSupermarket giant announces new sale in time for spring

More than 360 products at Coles will have their prices slashed from tomorrow for 12 weeks.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
REVEALED: The new opening date for Dior’s first store in WA

The French fashion house was slated to throw open the doors of its first Perth store this month.

Cheyanne Enciso

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
REVEALED: When this luxury jeweller will open Perth store

High-end jeweller Cartier will throw open the doors of its first standalone boutique in Perth in yet another sign of WA’s appetite for luxury spending.

Cheyanne Enciso

Ladies NightPremiumA sparkling evening in Chinatown for Ladies' Night

The streets of Chinatown came alive on Friday as Broome hosted its highly anticipated Ladies’ Night to prepare for the upcoming Broome Turf Club’s Ladies Day and Broome Cup.

Katya Minns

RetailCommentsPremiumCult fashion brand closes its only store in WA

Swedish fashion retailer COS will pack up its WA presence entirely after closing its western suburbs store.

Simone Grogan

BusinessCommentsPremiumWoolies’ grand online shopping plans approved in WA-first

Mirrabooka will be home to WA’s first Woolworths customer fulfilment centre after State planners approved its $23.8 million development plans on Tuesday.

Erick Lopez

xmas shopping nowCommentsChristmas in July! How to bag a mid-year bargain

Here we are, mid-way through July — and that means we’re only four months away from December and the frenzied retail spending that comes with the festive season.

Sarah Wells

RetailPremiumCettire share price collapses on profit warning

Shares in Melbourne-based online retailer Cettire have plummeted after bracing the market for a potentially unprofitable final quarter due to weaker demand for luxury clothing.

Simone Grogan

WA NewsCommentsShock for Kelmscott shoppers as water tank collapses

A water tank has collapsed inside a shopping centre in Perth’s east, flooding the floors and causing shelves to tumble.

Jake Dietsch

What’s it like to volunteer at a Vinnies WA shop?

We’ve partnered with Vinnies WA to discover how the many Vinnies store volunteers help make the beloved op-shop a beacon of hope and opportunity in the community.

Dani Meager and Vinnies WA

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Scentre Group reveals major plan for stab-proof vests

The company managing Westfield centres across the nation has unveiled an extensive plan to roll out stab-proof vests following a spate of knife incidents.

Lisa Thomas

FoodComments‘End in tears’: Supermarket’s shock hot cross bun move

A supermarket in the UK is doing things a little differently for Easter this year, embracing another version of hot cross buns after customer feedback.