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Highlights this month
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Preparing for a "David versus Goliath" battle in the telecommunications ...
Acacia emerges as new contender in broadband fight
SOLOMON Lew is preparing for a "David versus Goliath" battle in the telecommunications industry. The retail tycoon is backing a group, known as Acacia, which today will lodge a bid ...
Herald Sun - 1 month, 1 week ago
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Told the annual meeting of his Premier Investments company that ...
Headline: Lew calls for deficit, GST cut
Australian Financial Review, pg 5. Simon Evans and Sue Mitchell. 26 November 2008.Melbourne billionaire Solomon Lew has told the annual meeting of his Premier Investments company that the Reserve Bank ...
Left Field - 1 month, 1 week ago
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Warning that earnings in the company's retail business will be ...
Lew warns of falling retail sales
Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew is warning that earnings in the company's retail business will be down 10 per cent, saying that same-store sales have fallen 6 per cent this ...
The Age - 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Turned up the volume and called on the government to ...
Halve GST, cut interest rate: Premier boss
Premier Investments Ltd chairman Solomon Lew has turned up the volume and called on the government to go into deficit - and slice the GST in half - to prevent ...
Live News Business - 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Thrown his support behind calls for a board spill at ...
Solomon Lew supports board spill at Globe International
BILLIONAIRE businessman Solomon Lew has thrown his support behind calls for a board spill at surf and skatewear company Globe International. Globe's Los Angeles-based chief executive Matt Hill and ...
Business Sense - 2 months, 2 weeks ago
3 hours, 35 minutes ago
Wal-Mart Dec sales disappoint, Target beats
Discount retailer posts 1.7 per cent rise in Dec sales, cuts outlook. 9 Jan 2009 3:51 AM
Business Spectator retail - 2:51 a.m. Friday 9th January 2009
Business Spectator retail - 2:51 a.m. Friday 9th January 2009
Coast fireworks may fizzle out
FUTURE Coastal New Year's Eve and other major fireworks displays, together with smaller fundraising events, are in serious jeopardy, with the state's major retailer and shot firer threatening ...
The Advocate - midnight Friday 9th January 2009
The Advocate - midnight Friday 9th January 2009
7 hours, 33 minutes ago
Zavvi says it is closing 22 stores (AFP)
AFP - Music retailer Zavvi said on Thursday that it was shutting 22 stores with the loss of 178 staff as Britain suffers from a deepening economic slowdown.
Yahoo! News: World News - 10:53 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Yahoo! News: World News - 10:53 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
US stocks recover lost ground after mortgage deal news
Market climbs, S&P turns positive on news Citigroup will support legislation to stem foreclosures. 9 Jan 2009 7:23 AM
Business Spectator financial markets - 10:52 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Business Spectator financial markets - 10:52 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Sales outlook unflattering
Given the importance of consumer spending to the economy, this week's retail sales figures - which showed a slightly better than expected one percentage point year-on-year rise - were somewhat ...
Sydney Morning Herald Business - 10:45 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Sydney Morning Herald Business - 10:45 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
From bargain to burden: CVC woes
ALREADY burdened with a heavily indebted PBL Media, the private equity firm CVC Asia Pacific now faces a faltering investment in the country's largest travel retailer, Stella Group.
Sydney Morning Herald Business - 10:45 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Sydney Morning Herald Business - 10:45 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Music & games retailer Zavvi to close 22 stores (AP)
AP - British music and entertainment retailer Zavvi will immediately close 22 stores and cut 178 jobs, the collapsed company's administrators said Thursday.
Yahoo! News: World News - 9:23 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Yahoo! News: World News - 9:23 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Over 200 Shoobiz staff face the sack
Shoe retailer to close 43 shops across Australia. 8 Jan 2009 10:02 PM
Business Spectator retail - 9:02 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Business Spectator retail - 9:02 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Faster Serial ATA coming this year
The SATA 6Gbps standard is coming in the second quarter, says Conrad Maxwell, SATA-IO marketing chair. SATA drives now make up nearly 100 percent of the desktop and notebook PC ...
Knowfirst - 4:38 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Knowfirst - 4:38 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
WorkSafe targets Melbourne retailers
WorkSafe's inspectors are targeting retail and hospitality outlets in Melbourne's central business district this month.
Inside Retailing - 3:34 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Inside Retailing - 3:34 p.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Online community offers DIY fashion for tweens
Los Angeles tweens can already design their own clothes onsite at retail store Fashionology LA, as we noted last summer. Now they can do something similar online through Est. Today, ...
Springwise - 10:06 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Springwise - 10:06 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Stock futures lower as retailer jitters return
NEW YORK -- Wall Street headed for a sharply lower open Thursday as investors absorbed bad news from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which signaled that even the stronger U.S. retailers are ...
World News Network - 10 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
World News Network - 10 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Retailers unconcerned about drop in sales
The Retail Traders Association of WA says it is not concerned about a drop in retail sales in November last year.
ABC retail news - 9:35 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
ABC retail news - 9:35 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Tesco queried for alleged “bait advertising”
Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket operator, is under investigation for allegedly misleading consumers regarding a cut-price alcohol deal. It has been suggested that the retailer ran a sale while failing ...
Aus Food News - 8:33 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Aus Food News - 8:33 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Marks & Spencer cuts jobs, closes stores
Iconic British retailer Marks & Spencer to cut 1230 jobs and close 27 stores in response to plunging sales.
The Age - 8:03 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
The Age - 8:03 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
