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Aussie shoppers want checkout chicks
SELF-service checkouts invading Australian supermarkets are sending customers off their trolleys.
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Top tips for back-to-school savings
PARENTS can save almost 10 per cent on expensive schoolbooks and stationery if they do their homework.
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Flood disaster triggers confidence slump
THE floods have had a profound effect on consumers, with confidence at a seven-month low.
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Niche retailers on the rebound
AUSTRALIA'S struggling retailers could be on the rebound after two niche businesses stunned the market with strong trading updates.
Australian brands in world power list
WOOLWORTHS and Wesfarmers have made the grade in a list of the 25 top global retailers.
Flood cover 'your responsibility' - insurers
INSURERS are warning consumers against complacency when arranging flood cover for their homes and businesses.
Top tips for back-to-school savings
PARENTS can save almost 10 per cent on expensive schoolbooks and stationery if they do their homework.
Flood inquiry could hear 'insurer victims'
QUEENSLAND'S flood inquiry will likely hear from victims who feel they've been dudded by insurers.
Insurers brutal on flood claims
RACQ Insurance says it must take a tough line with flood claims so that it can stay in business.
It's time to X-amine your financial future
SEE that bright light? Unless Generation X has solid financial plan it could be an oncoming train, writes Anthony Keane
David & Libby Koch: Outlook for 2011
PREDICTIONS are being made for the year ahead, so now is the time to take stock and prepare to ride the monetary roller-coaster
Professional students get HECS for life
UNI students racking up $400K debts with "no intention" of ever finding work to pay us back.
Australians 'need better flood insurance'
QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh wants insurance system developed to better protect Australians against flood disasters.
Petrol prices to rise in the coming weeks
EXPERTS say higher overseas oil prices and damage to ethanol suppliers in the Queensland floods to drive petrol prices up.
'Insurers, pay flood victims' - Bligh
INSURANCE firms should 'act with compassion' in paying flood claims, says Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.
'Insurers, pay flood victims' - Bligh
INSURANCE firms should 'act with compassion' in paying flood claims to help Queensland recover faster from tragedy, says Premier Bligh.
Flood disaster worsens skills crisis
THE $20 billion task of rebuilding Queensland could exacerbate the national skills crisis and labour shortages.
Bad debts to rocket in flood aftermath
BAD debts are likely to jump in Queensland as a consequence of floods that engulfed the state, say analysts.
Aussie claims $800k stolen from account
AN Australian man claims more than $800,000 has been stolen from an account he holds with a small bank in Indonesia.
'Christmas accounts' help future savings
THERE may still be Christmas cards on the shelf but now is the best time to start saving for the next festive season.
GST 'will not stop' online shopping
CLOSING the GST loophole on offshore purchases would have little effect on Australia's retail sector, economists say.
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Rate hike wipes the shine off shopping
EMBATTLED retail giants top the share market despite weaker-than-expected sales figures.
Retailers remain defiant in online GST war
STORE giants given boost as association giant joins the fight against offshore web shopping.
Doubt cast over flood re-insurance
INSURERS will be forced to delve into the fine print of their own "re-insurance" contracts due to the damage of the Queensland floods.
Doubt cast over flood re-insurance
INSURERS will be forced to delve into the fine print of their own "re-insurance" contracts due to the damage of the Queensland floods.
Wage hikes prove taxing for chiefs
WAGE costs have trumped taxes as the chief constraint on business investment in Australia, a survey indicates.
Jobs available, confidence varies
THE number of job vacancies nationwide rose last year in a further sign the Australian economy is strengthening.
Gerry Harvey waves white flag
HARVEY Norman boss retreats from online shopping war, hurt by "hateful" personal attacks.
Shopping online 'unAustralian'
RETAIL king Gerry Harvey says online shoppers should accept taxes in the national interest.
Angry Croc Dundee set to sue for $80m
PAUL Hogan wants the Federal Government to pay over its failed inquiry into his tax affairs.
Offshore sites may cost retailers
RETAILERS risk prosecution if they shift e-commerce sites offshore to avoid import duties and GST, tax lawyers have warned.
Fruit, vegetable prices soar in floods
CONSUMERS face soaring fruit and vegetable prices as the fallout from the devastating floods bites.
School fees outstrip family income
PRIVATE school fees have doubled since the introduction of government subsidies about 40 years ago.
Hazards in credit-card rewards
TWO-THIRDS of credit cards in Australia come with points-based rewards programs.
Online a scapegoat for retailers
TV seller labelled a con by Gerry Harvey says retailers are trying to hide their poor performance.
