Rosalea Catterson

For more than a decade, Click Frenzy has been a fixture of Australia's ecommerce calendar, helping retailers connect with shoppers during major online sales events. While the retail landscape has changed significantly since its launch, the opportunity to bring retailers together around high-impact digital campaigns remains as relevant as ever.

In a case that marks the first time the regulator has taken an online marketplace to the Federal Court over alleged breaches of mandatory product safety standards, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched Federal Court proceedings against Amazon Australia, alleging children's backpacks sold through its marketplace failed to comply with Australia's mandatory button battery warning requirements.

We are officially one month on from Retail Fest 2026 but the conversations sparked across the three-day event on the Gold Coast are set to inform and shape the next phase of Australian retail for months to come.

Kmart is trialing a showroom format with the launch of K home, a curated home and living shopping space in Victoria's Box Hill South.

A rescue attempt for Australia's largest barbeque and outdoor furniture retailer has failed, with Barbeques Galore set to cease trading before the end of the month.

New data reveals Australian retailers are delivering orders faster and more reliably than ever before but due to a communication gap, customers don't know it.

That was the premise that brought this brand-new Australian marketplace to life, with the thesis that the future of ecommerce will be built on transparency, provenance and local manufacturing.

Wesfarmers will be investing in AI across its operations as a core strategic pillar of its omnichannel strategy going forward. - PowerRetail.au

Super Retail Group has outlined an ambitious five-year growth strategy designed to expand its footprint across Australia and New Zealand, grow beyond its core categories, and accelerate innovation through a major business transformation program.

Retail has long been Australia's training ground for first jobs. From fashion stores and department chains to specialty retailers and ecommerce fulfilment operations, the sector introduces young Australians to the workforce every year. Yet new research suggests a growing disconnect between what employers believe young workers want and what young workers are actually seeking from employment.