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Retail sales slow as Europe jitters hit shoppers 22-May-2012

Retail sales growth stalled to its slowest pace in seven months in April as worries about the Europe..

How the humble app is changing the face of shopping - and retailers 21-May-2012

The online shopping revolution, enabled through smartphones, is coming whether stores like it or..

Give casual workers annual leave: ACTU 16-May-2012

Casual workers should be given annual leave while bosses should be banned from keeping workers i..

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August 2011

Service the buzz as Woolies nails hardware with new retail chain31-Aug-2011

Woolies spies must have spent plenty of time in Bunnings. A key selling point to Woolworths' new har..

Metro South TAFE graduate wins Flair Awards trifecta and designs Miss World gown30-Aug-2011

Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) fashion graduate Anna Peng has taken out a hat trick of ..

Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen the new face of Esprit 29-Aug-2011

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is the new face of fashion store Esprit, as the brand tries to reposition..

Debit cards to overtake cash, credit 29-Aug-2011

Debit is set to overtake cash and credit as the most commonly used payment method, if younger genera..

Coles copies offshore stores in its supermarket strut 26-Aug-2011

They secretly held their breath, expecting the word they'd need would be "daggy". Instead, fashio..

Brisbane Fasion Festival: Key trends of spring25-Aug-2011

As spring fashion starts to blossom in stores, the temptation to banish the bulk and black ..

Disaster looms for 10,000 small businesses 25-Aug-2011

About 10,000 small businesses are expected to fold this year as consumers stop spending amid growing..

Fashionistas frock up for launch24-Aug-2011

Fashionistas will be frocking up for the 2011 Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival, which begins next..

Adult literacy and numeracy program offered at Metropolitan South TAFE22-Aug-2011

Is it time to improve your reading, writing, numeracy and computing skills? Are you seeking employme..

Fatherhood ignites flair for hair22-Aug-2011

Springfield hairdressing apprentice Scott Johnston’s leap of faith from a future career in..

Size is now a big plus on the runway circuit 22-Aug-2011

She is being hailed as Australia's next big modelling thing, a "size-14 Elle Macpherson". ..

Wet looks give us early taste of summer 22-Aug-2011

A vibrant parade of beach-ready fashion brought sexy back to summer at South Bank yesterday - even i..

First edition of Spa and Beauty Guide to Safety and Hygiene released18-Aug-2011

A brand-new guide to safety and hygiene has been launched for the spa and beauty industry in Austral..

Million-dollar wardrobe to stun Brisbane fashionistas 18-Aug-2011

Conservative estimates put the value of Charlotte Smith's wardrobe at around one million dollars. ..

What slowdown? Westfield shrugs off retail blues 17-Aug-2011

Westfield has shrugged off the current malaise in the retail sector, saying its business is a long-t..

In the swim 16-Aug-2011

Once Queensland's devastating summer floods finally subsided, the team behind Mercedes-Benz Fashion ..

Must be mobile to go bargain hunting 16-Aug-2011

Welcome to a bold new world of shopping, where your mobile phone tells you what to buy and where to ..

Goodbye freeShoppers face the pain of Eftpos fees 15-Aug-2011

Shoppers could be slugged more for everything from fruit and vegetables to fashion due to a rise in ..

Local industry supports future hairdressers15-Aug-2011

Hairdressing staff and students at the Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE’s Protégé ..

Jennifer Hawkins goes for gold in Myers Spring/Summer Collections launch12-Aug-2011

There may have been a chill in the air outside but inside Sydney's Carriageworks it was all about vi..

Retailers lag in e-trading push says Productivity Commission 09-Aug-2011

Australian retailers are too defensive in adopting online trading, the Productivity Commission find..

London beckons as MSIT fashion student wins International Award02-Aug-2011

Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) fashion student Grace Cross has received the learning op..

 

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